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Hancock County Trustees of Public Reservations An historical Sketch 2nd ed 2016 R Epp & J Torrance
Hancock County Trustees of Public Reservations:
An Historical Sketch, 2nd ed. 2016. R. Epp & J. Torrance
The Hancock County Trustees
of Public Reservations
An listorical Sketch, 2nd edition
nument to the Hancock County Trustees of Public Reservations
P Hill Overlook, Cadillac Mountain
The Hancock County Trustees of Public Reservations: An Historical Sketch, 2nd Edition
Photos by Walter Smalling, Jr.
Copyright © 2016 by the Hancock County Trustees of Public Reservations
All rights reserved.
First edition printed in 1939.
HCTPR
PO Box 1478
Ellsworth, Maine 04605
207/667-8671 ~ HCTPR.org
Preface
In 1901, forward thinking residents of Mount Desert Island, Maine formed
the Hancock County Trustees of Public Reservations to acquire lands for
free public use. Empowered by the Maine Legislature in 1903, over the next
decade the Trustees aquired 5,000 acres of land of "scenic beauty, historical
significance, scientific study or sanitary value." After negotiating with the federal
government for three years, the Trustees First Vice-President George B. Dorr
was instrumental in these lands becoming a national momument in 1916, just
seven weeks before the establishment of the National Park Service. Three years
later the landscape we know as Acadia National Park became the first national
park east of the Mississippi River.
During the first decade of the Park, land acquisition by the Trustees expanded
and transfers to the National Park Service more than doubled its size. In 1928,
the Hancock County Trustees of Public Reservations were bequeathed the
Woodlawn estate, the Black House, in Ellsworth prompting consideration of
the future role of the Trustees.
What motivated such precient actions? How did the Trustees define their role
after the creation of Acadia National Park?
An Historical Sketch and a Record of the Holdings of the Hancock County Trustees
of Public Reservations, orginally written by the Rev. Samuel A. Eliot, is
published here again, a gift of the Trustees, as part of the celebration of the
2016 Acadia National Park Centennial. This new edition includes two new
essays and list of lands, totaling 1,200 acres, donated by the Trustees since
1939. Along with an historical monument on the Blue Hill Overlook on
Cadillac Mountain in Acadia honoring the essential role of the Trustees in the
formation of the Park, the Trustees also donated to Acadia a last remaining two
acre parcel of land near Seawall on the western side of Mount Desert Island.
In "The Triumphant March of an Idea," George B. Dorr biographer
Ronald H. Epp chronicles the conservation efforts of the Trustees from 1901
to the present day and in "Beyond Acadia" executive director Joshua Campbell
Torrance details the Trustees oversight of Woodlawn as both a public park and
historic house museum. Photographs by Walter Smalling, Jr., of both Acadia
and Woodlawn, enrich the narrative by providing readers with a visual context.
With this republication of An Historical Sketch, we hope to tell the
story of the hundred year partnership between the Hancock County
Trustees of Public Reservations and the National Park Service, and their
common concern for land conservation and historic preservation.
Joshua Campbell Torrance
Ronald Harry Epp, Ph.D
Previous Cadillac Mountain at sunrise
A Brief Record of the Origin and Activities of the
enthusiastically endorsed the plan. An organization committee was chosen and
this committee on August 29 applied to Bertrand E. Clark, J.P., to call a meeting
Hancock County Trustees of Public Reservations
of those desiring to be incorporated, as provided by Chapter 55 of the Revised
by Samuel A. Eliot, September 10, 1936
Statutes of the State of Maine, for the purpose of "acquiring, owning and holding
lands and other property in Hancock County for free public use." This meeting wa
held at the office of Mr. Edward B. Mears in Bar Harbor on September 12, 1901.
For thirty-five years the residents of Mount Desert Island, the summer visitors there
The Hancock County Trustees of Public Reservations were there duly organized
and the tourists who traverse the roads and trails, have profited by the disinterested
and By-Laws adopted. The Incorporators were Luere B. Deasy, George B. Dorr,
and unassuming activities of a company of citizens associated in an endeavor to
Charles W. Eliot, John S. Kennedy, Loren E. Kimball, Lea McI. Luquer,
preserve for public enjoyment the scenic and historic sites of Mount Desert. The
Edward B. Mears and George L. Stebbins. Charles W. Eliot was elected President,
origins and achievements of this organization need to be recorded, its activities
George B. Dorr and Edward S. Dana, Vice-Presidents, Lea McI. Luquer, Secretary,
extended, its endowments enlarged, its methods elsewhere adopted.
and George L. Stebbins, Treasurer. Luere B. Deasy and Edward B. Mears were
appointed additional members of the Executive Committee. The incorporation
of the Trustees was confirmed by special act of the Legislature in 1903, giving the
In the summer of 1901 Charles W. Eliot, who had been for twenty years a summer
Corporation power "to acquire, hold and maintain and improve for free public
resident of Northeast Harbor, suggested to some of his neighbors and friends
use lands in Hancock County which by reason of scenic beauty, historical interest,
that they might form an organization to conserve and maintain the unique natural
sanitary advantage or for other reasons may be available for the purpose." This Act
beauties of Mount Desert. During the preceding winter Dr. Eliot had been engaged
also provided for the exemption of such lands from state, county or town taxation.
in putting together the papers of his son, Charles Eliot. Here he came across an
article printed in 1889 in "Garden and Forest" describing the wild charm of the
coast of Maine and pointing out how the increase of private ownership might soon
Gradually interest in the purposes of the corporation was aroused and confidence
deprive the public of access to many of the beautiful hills, points and beaches.
established. A pamphlet written by President Eliot and issued in 1904 with the
It further suggested how the peril might be averted by action of the State or by
title "The Right Development of Mount Desert" had a wide circulation and was
the organization of incorporated bodies to secure and maintain reservations for
for many years a sort of guide for both the town officers and private citizens in
public use. "It is time decisive action was taken; and if the State of Maine should
efforts to prevent forest fires, improve the roads and the roadsides, open trails,
by suitable legislation encourage the formation of associations for the purpose of
avert undesirable developments and incite public spirit. In the summer of 1908
preserving chosen parts of her coast scenery, she would not only do herself honor,
gifts to the Trustees began to be made. Eliza L. Homans (Mrs. Charles D. Homans)
but would secure for the future an important element in her material prosperity."
gave to the Trustees a considerable tract above the Ocean Drive and including
the Beehive and the pond called "The Bowl." The Trustees of the Estate of
Linda Dows Cooksey conveyed a piece of land on the Sea Cliff Drive near
It was in the following year (1890) that Charles Eliot had put this idea to practical
Seal Harbor on which the Champlain Monument stands. Mr. George B. Cooksey
test. He devised a plan for the organization of a body of substantial citizens of
gave title to some five acres at the top of Barr Hill and a gift of money from
Massachusetts to be known as the Trustees of Public Reservations who would
Mr. John S. Kennedy enabled the Trustees to secure a hundred acres on the top
be empowered to acquire parcels of real estate possessing natural beauty or
of Green (Cadillac) Mountain thus preserving the summit from exploitation and
historical interest and to hold them for public use and enjoyment. This Board
conserving for the enjoyment of the public the highest point on the Atlantic coast
was incorporated by act of the Massachusetts Legislature May 21, 1891, and has
of the United States. In former years two small but unsightly hotels had successivel
rendered a conspicuous public service for more than forty-five years. This was the
occupied that summit and at one time a cog railroad had been operated to carry
precedent that President Eliot had in mind when he inaugurated a similar movement
people up the western slope from Eagle Lake.
at his summer home.
In 1910 Mr. George L. Stebbins, the alert and diligent Treasurer of the Corporation
The first step was to enlist the interest of the Village Improvement Societies of
discovered that a good title could be obtained to some large tracts in the center
Bar Harbor, Northeast Harbor and Seal Harbor which included leaders among
of the eastern half of the island. There was need of prompt action because
the permanent and the summer residents. Each of these Societies appointed a
there was imminent danger that lumber companies would get control and cut
Committee and on August 13, 1901 these Committees met at Seal Harbor and
off the woods. Two new factors made this peril an instant one. There had
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been a sudden increase in the market for lumber and the introduction of the
portable sawmill had made profitable the cutting of timber in places hitherto
inaccessible. Mr. Stebbins promptly organized a group of summer residents
at Seal Harbor (George B. Cooksey, Richard M. Hoe, Dr. Christian A. Herter,
Dr. Edward K. Dunham, Edward C. Bodman, Tracy Dows and
George L. Stebbins) and, each taking equal shares, they bought a tract of
some 3600 acres including the western slope of Green (Cadillac) Mountain
and all of Pemetic Mountain and the Southern Bubble. This tract had been
the property of a promoting company known as the Mount Desert and
Eastern Shore Land Company which had long been bankrupt and the land had
been bought in by one of the creditors at sheriff's sale with twenty-two years
back taxes unpaid. The new owners took title in the name of Mr. Stebbins and
then sold for $3000 to Mr. George B. Dorr the 1600 acres which were within the
limits of the town of Eden (Bar Harbor) with the understanding that he would
give the land to the Trustees, and they themselves deeded to the Trustees some
1000 acres including Pemetic and the Bubble. They retained the lowlands for it
was the desire of the Trustees not to withdraw from taxation land that could be
used for houses or farms.
In 1912 the executors of the estate of Mr. Charles T. How of Boston and
Bar Harbor offered for sale a tract of some 2000 acres including Jordan and
Sargent Mountains. To save this important area Mr. Stebbins, with the aid of
Mr. Cooksey, took title to it and then suggested to President Eliot that, as
residents of Seal Harbor had given Pemetic Mountain to the Trustees, the people
at Northeast Harbor might like to contribute Sargent Mountain. This idea was
adopted and the $7000 needed was promptly raised. Of this sum, and in view of
the protection of the water sheds, the Water Companies of Northeast Harbor an
Seal Harbor contributed each $1000. Mr. Stebbins transferred the western half
of the tract to Mr. John S. Melcher in order that the easements in favor of the
Water Company might be established and Mr. Melcher then deeded the property
to the Trustees.
The movement thus started steadily gathered headway. It is not possible to
mention all the gifts for no less than 129 separate transactions were recorded.
They varied in size and importance from an acre or two to preserve a glen or
brookside or some favorite point of view to large tracts of wild land. There
were a score or more of deals with the Water Companies with a view to
protecting the purity of Eagle Lake and Jordan's and Hadlock's Ponds. In 1909
Mr. John S. Kennedy gave 138 acres on Pickett (Huguenot Head) and 50 acres
on the north ridge of Newport (Champlain), while Mr. and Mrs. John I. Kane
and Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Bridgham transferred to the Trustees the title to 467 acres
including the south slope of Kebo and part of the Gorge. Then 1000 acres were
acquired on the north ridge of Green (Cadillac) and Mr. and Mrs. William H. Bliss
gave 210 acres on the south ridge of Newport (Champlain). Title was taken to
required this could be done without act of Congress. It meant just the acceptance
30 acres at the Sieur de Monts Spring and that locality, with the Abbe Museum later
by the Government of the offer of the Trustees to turn over certain of their
established there, has become a place of resort on the Island second only to the
lands to the perpetual care of the Federal authorities. This proved to be the
summit of Cadillac. In 1917 Mrs. George G. Hayward conveyed to the Trustees
first step in the larger plan advocated with resolute persistence by Mr. Dorr and
190 acres on the western side of Sargent Mountain with a "corridor" running down
finally an Act establishing the Lafayette National Park was passed by Congress
to the Sound and the holdings of the Trustees on the western half of the Island
on February 26, 1919. The national monument, together with further lands
were begun by the gift by Dean William Draper Lewis and Mr. Charlton Yarnall
transferred by the Trustees, was merged into the Park and Mr. Dorr was appointed
of 100 acres at Valley Cove. Title was taken soon after to tracts on the east side of
Superintendent. Ten years later on January 20, 1929, an additional bill was approve
Long Pond and on the western slope of Robinson (Acadia) Mountain.
by President Coolidge which changed the name to Acadia National Park and
authorized the inclusion in the Park holdings of lands beyond the boundaries
of the island.
In 1919 Mr. John D. Rockefeller, Jr., began his benefactions by the gift to the
Trustees of Beech Hill and the cliff on the western shore of Echo Lake. He has
since purchased a number of tracts of wild land some of which he has deeded
Since the establishment of the Park generous friends have continued to make gifts
to the Trustees, or later to the Park, and some he holds and administers with a
both of real estate and of money to the Trustees. Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln Cromwell
generous regard to the public interests. Over these lands he has constructed many
gave 185 acres on Robinson (Acadia) Mountain as a memorial for Mrs. Cromwell's
carriage roads and bridle paths and it is through his generous cooperation that
parents, Reverend and Mrs. Cornelius Smith, who had been among the earliest of
the "Mountain Road" was constructed in 1932. It is owing not only to the good
the summer cottagers at Northeast Harbor. Dr. Abbe, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Henderso
sense of the townspeople but also to the large holdings of the Trustees and of
and other friends presented the Valley of Duck Brook and Mrs. John Markoe
Mr. Rockefeller that the Island has thus far been SO well protected from unsightly
added to her earlier gift a piece of property on the north side of Bear Brook.
advertising, unnecessary and ugly filling stations, undesirable resorts and from the
Mr. T. W. Lawson gave the Valley of Man-of-War Brook in 1922 and the next year
constant danger of the forest fires which might in a few hours do a damage which it
Archibald Murray and Charlton Yarnall contributed another 300 acre lot on the
would take a quarter century to repair.
western shore of Somes Sound. A unique donation was that of beautiful Bar Islan
at the head of Somes Sound - the gift of Edith Pryor and Caroline Pryor Pine
In spite of the care of the Trustees in declining to take title to any areas available
in memory of James W. Pryor and John B. Pine. In 1925 also the activities of
for houses, the withdrawal from taxation of some such of the wild land in the
the Trustees were extended to the mainland by the conveyance of a large tract
at the end of Schoodic Point - the eastern bound of Frenchman's Bay. This gift,
interior of the island provoked a certain amount of criticism and at the 1913
which included the Moose Islands and Welch Island, came from Faith Moore
session of the Maine Legislature an effort was made to revoke the clause in the
and Ruth Moore Lee in honor of their father, John G. Moore, who had been the
Charter of the Trustees which provided for the exemption of their property
from taxation. This was defeated but it was evident that some other method of
founder of the summer colony at Grindstone Neck. In 1929 the Trustees received
holding the lands for public enjoyment should be discovered. In the spring of that
under the will of George Nixon Black of Boston the noble old Black Mansion
year Mr. George B. Dorr went to Washington and suggested that the holdings of
(Woodlawn) at Ellsworth. The bequest included the house with its unique collectic
the Trustees might be consolidated in a national monument or park. This idea
of old time furnishings and pictures, the carriage house and its ancient vehicles, th
he continued to press with great patience and public spirit through prolonged
well-kept gardens and grounds, the remarkable woodlands accessible by the roads
built by Colonel Black more than a century ago, and a modest fund for insurance,
negotiations. In 1914 Mr. Dorr, Mr. Ernest H. Forbush, Professor M. L. Fernald
repairs and upkeep. The Estate is administered by a special committee of the
and President Eliot contributed to the National Geographic Magazine certain
Trustees of which Mr. Richard W. Hale has been the efficient chairman ever since
illustrated articles describing Mount Desert and advocating the establishment there
of a National Park. These articles were issued by the Trustees in a special pamphlet
the trust was accepted. Mr. and Mrs. Eliason and their daughters are the courteous
under the title of "The Unique Island of Mount Desert" which had a noticeable
and capable custodians on the premises. The Black Estate is the largest and most
important unit now under the care of the Trustees.
influence in forming public opinion.
Dr. Eliot continued to serve as President of the Corporation until his death in
It was not, however, until the summer of 1916 that the negotiations at Washington
1926 and he was succeeded by Mr. Justice Deasy of the Maine Supreme Court,
bore fruit. On July 8th President Wilson signed an executive order establishing
who had been associated with the enterprise from its inception. Mr. Luquer,
the Sieur de Monts National Monument. As no money appropriation was
Mr. Albert H. Lynam, Mr. Serenus B. Rodick and Mr. Richard E. McKown
have successively served as Secretaries, and Mr. Stebbins, Mr. Edward R Mears
and Honorable Guy E. Torrey as Treasurers. The often complicated task
of searching titles and passing deeds was long under the diligent care of
Mr. Albert H. Lynam and similar work on the western side of the Island has been
done by Mr. Schuyler R. Clark.
The Trustees of Public Reservations continue to administer their trust with
undiminished fidelity and disinterestedness. They serve the public good
reliably and without ostentation or reward. Since 1930 they have been steadily
transferring their larger holdings to the Acadia National Park but they are
ready to accept and administer additional gifts of either land or money. All
who are interested in one of the most beautiful regions in North America will
recognize that it is exceedingly desirable that certain areas still held in private
ownership should be included either in the Park or in the lands held by the
Trustees. As illustrations of properties that are needed to round out the Park
or to protect the views from the hilltops there may be mentioned the ridge and
top of Brown (Norumbega) Mountain, a strip of land on the northern ridge
of Newport (Champlain) which cuts through and severs Park holdings, and the
Porcupine Islands in Frenchman's Bay. While all the towns on the island have
now established public landings there is still need of more access to the shores
and for the preservation for public enjoyment of some of the fine headlands and
beaches. For historical reasons as well as for beauty of outlook Fernalds Point,
the site of the Jesuit Settlement of 1613, should be included in the public lands
and appropriately marked by a commemorative tablet. The Trustees offer their
services as experienced and disinterested custodians of gifts of land or money
which will help to carry out the purpose of the trust "to acquire and to hold for
public use and enjoyment lands in Hancock County which have scenic beauty
or historical interest."
The Triumphant March of An Idea
in 1905 (2). Twenty years later a second edition reframed the narrative and
included new content. By that time the principle his father articulated in his 1904
by Ronald H. Epp
The Right Development of Mount Desert - that the entire island ought to be treated as a
public park - further distinguished SAE as a historian.
The 2016 celebration of the centennial of the National Park Service and
Acadia National Park prompts the Hancock County Trustees of Public Reservations
Consequently, when the preparation and printing of a historical report on
to benchmark their own one hundred and fifteen year history.
the first thirty years of the Trustees was put forward as a motion by
Charles William Eliot, 2nd at the Trustees 1931 annual meeting, the name of his
father would be considered. Intended to "stimulate interest and support of the worl
This essay places the corporation within an enlarged historical context, providing
of the Trustees," the motion included an offer to prepare a map "showing the land
the backstory of the HCTPR not only for its critical first four decades but to
the Reservations has owned, by whom it was donated and when transferred to the
the present day. It identifies key roles played by the Charles W. Eliot (1834-1926)
Government or others." Rev. Eliot agreed to research and draft the narrative conten
family that both modesty and tact prevented his younger son, Samuel A. Eliot
which was first disclosed in the Bar Harbor Times, two years before the Trustees
(1862-1950), from discussing in his 1936 essay. Finally, it alludes to the "human
published An Historical Sketch and a Record of the HCTPR which included a property
side of these property transactions" which its first vice-president, George B. Dorr
map and documentation for each of the 129 properties.
(1853-1944), delineated in his Acadia National Park, published three years after the
Trustees first edition.
In varying degrees, these three publications incorporated underlying heritage
themes that distinguish the New England approach to conservation from those of
On September 6, 2016, as part of the Acadia National Park centennial celebrations,
other regions. (3) That is, the regional emphasis on place-based innovation, civic
the Trustees installed a HCTPR momument at the Blue Hill Overlook on
engagement, moral and ethical concerns for the environment, commitment to
Cadillac Mountain. It will inform future generations of park visitors about the
self-determination, and reliance on individual leadership.
seminal role of the Trustees in park creation and development. This fitting tribute is
not the first recognition of Trustee achievement, for no fewer than eight memorials
to HCTPR members have been erected on Mount Desert Island, the best known
To be sure, the 1936 essay credits Charles Eliot (1859-1897) - SAE's brother - with
being the Dorr Memorial. (1) A comparative study of the professional lives of
conservation principles derived from his Garden and Forest essays where he forecast
the first generation of Trustees and their respective stewardship roles has yet
that private land ownership "might soon deprive the public of access" to island
to be written.
hills, lakes, and views. In that Charles Sprague Sargent serial, Eliot also envisioned
a conservation organization "where generous men and women would be ready to
buy and give into its keeping some of these fine and strongly characterized works O
The Eliot family was aligned with a basic principle of Frederick Law Olmsted
nature
just as the public library holds books and the art museum pictures - for
regarding the recuperative power of natural scenery and the conservation efforts
the use and enjoyment of the public."
of New England village improvement associations which found their prototype in
the 1853 founding of the Laurel Hill Association in Stockbridge, MA. Its aim was
to "do such things as shall serve to improve the quality of life and environment,"
Yet the Trustee historical sketch omits the fact that a decade earlier Harvard College
with a focus on streets, walks, and public grounds - and from their experience
undergraduates Charles and Samuel Eliot in March 1880 persuaded a half dozen of
Mount Desert Island village improvement societies took their lead.
their more scientifically-inclined college chums to join them on a summer camping
trip to Mount Desert Island, not only to enjoy the splendid landscapes but also to
apply their diverse investigative interests. The origin of conservation in Maine is
Hindsight and newly uncovered archival resources support the enduring significance
envisioned in a Cambridge Massachusetts college residence building two decades
of this essay by Reverend Samuel A. Eliot. The first born son of the founder and
prior to the well-known August 1901 meeting called by the college president.
first president of this organization, Charles W. Eliot, "SAE" (as he sometimes
referred to himself) began researching the origin and evolution of this organization
three decades prior to the 1939 publication of his history. Following the death
For two months each summer over the next four years this Champlain Society
in 1903 of Congregational minister George Street, his family asked Rev. Eliot
engaged in field studies, recording at Camp Pemetic climatic, botanical, geological
to edit the rough drafts of Street's Mount Desert. A History which was published
and biological data. Throughout the 1880's the Champlain Society compiled the
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disciplinary natural histories focused on the island's biodiversity. Their logbooks
- preserved by the Mount Desert Island Historical Society - are the earliest
surviving documents advocating the protection of Maine's landscape.
As early as 1881, budding botanist Edward L. Rand wrote that there was only
one "feasible [strategy] to protect the beauty of the Island
A company of
interested parties could buy at a small cost the parts of the Island less desirable
for building purposes
[and] add from time to time such of the more desirable
lots as they could obtain control of either by purchase or by arrangement with the
proprietors
[and] this park shall be free to all." (4)
Rand credits this idea to Charles Eliot, who wrote in January of 1884 that an
organization for the preservation of Mount Desert Island was "a necessity." (5)
Following an exhaustive study of the conservation challenges faced on several
continents and extensive collegial consensus building, Eliot accomplished the
pivotal step on May 21, 1891 when he secured the legislative charter for the
Massachusetts Trustees of Public Reservations.
As the first land trust in the world, Harvard University president C. W. Eliot
was asked to serve in its preeminent role shortly after the untimely death of
his son Charles; he held that role from 1905-1926 while serving as well from
1901 to 1926 as HCTPR president. In his 1902 literary homage to his son,
Charles Eliot Landscape Architect, the father embraced and extended the principles
of his eldest son who pointed out in 1890 the threat to coastal Maine of "this
annual flood of humanity
as to rob it of that flavor of wildness and remoteness
which hitherto has hung about it, and which constitutes its refreshing charm."
Another threat emphasized by the Trustees longest serving officer,
George L. Stebbins (1862-1952) was a turn of the century deforestation
innovation, the portable gasoline saw mill which kept the Trustees "just one
jump ahead of the lumbermen." (6) As a result of the Seal Harbor gathering
called in August 1901, this second American land trust was created days before
Theodore Roosevelt was sworn in as the 26th president of the United States -
inaugurating the Era of Progressivism.
The distinctive New England conservation theme of individual leadership is
emphasized in Samuel Eliot's essay although more attention is rightly given to the
leadership zeal of his brother Charles, his father C. W. Eliot, and George B. Dorr.
The Trustees broadened their constituency in the early years by adding not only
members from the dominant elite financial and intellectual circles but local
professions and merchants. For three decades George B. Dorr was the principal
Prerious page- Sand Beach
land acquisition agent. The forces of leadership were extended when philanthropist
roads on the landscape, and the growth and development of island villages SO
John D. Rockefeller, Jr. (1874-1960) responded to a 1915 Trustee appeal from
that "harmonious relations" between these lands and those of the Park can be
C. W. Eliot for financial assistance to cover title search expenses associated with
jointly devised.
approvals for national monument status. When this unprecedented gift was offered
to the United States Department of the Interior, donors were greeted with hostility
These concerns were quite unlike the agenda items documented in HCTPR minutes
by congressmen suspicious of any expression of public philanthropy.
John D. Rockefeller, Jr. was not alone in judging this BHVIA publication as a new
assault akin to the 1924 Lafayette National Park Road Hearings before Secretary
Unlike the small land parcels secured by village improvement societies, Trustee
of the Interior Hubert Work that were championed by wilderness advocate
success in securing large tracts of land raised new boundary issues since contiguous
U.S. Senator George Pepper. Rockefeller interpreted the BHVIA report as a reprise
properties had benefits for wildlife management. Moreover, after the attempt by
of the criticism four years earlier. That is, a more concerted local effort to gain
local merchants in 1913 to influence the legislative revocation of the HCTPR
control of park development, segregate island wilderness areas, and disrupt motor
tax-exempt status, the stricter requirements of the federal government again forced
and carriage road construction.
the Trustee counsel to double-down efforts to document ownership.
Eliot's report did not arouse public support and its recommendations were not
The narrative of Rev. Eliot skirted the legal and political processes that led to the
supported by Rockefeller or the National Park Service. Despite this response, over
establishment of the Sieur de Monts National Monument in 1916 and its elevation
the next six decades Charles W. Eliot, 2nd actively scrutinized the HCTPR and
to Lafayette National Park three years later, the first national park in New England
Acadia National Park with a degree of persistence and abiding concern that rivaled
and east of the Mississippi River. Federalization elevated the HCTPR to national
the historic conservation efforts of his father (SAE) and grandfather, arguing
prominence as its officers wrote articles on this achievement, some solicited
fiercely to the end of his days for the importance of not imposing boundaries
by National Geographic Magazine. Furthermore, a most important National Parks
on future park development - and for the acquisition of new properties that
Association publication in 1924 by its executive secretary, Robert Sterling Yard,
established "whole natural units," what today would be described as ecosystems.
made clear that Acadia "did not originate in a desire to have a National Park on
Mount Desert Island, but in the need to preserve an area of beauty and distinction,"
Coincident with the appearance of this report, the citizens of Hancock County
SO that future generations might have a place that was free - in Dorr's own words -
received an enduring gift from a native born Ellsworth son, George Nixon Black, Jr
"from the encroachments of commercialism
[where] the wildlife, both plant and
He was 86 years of age at the time of his death in October 1928 and his
animal, [is conserved]." (7)
Black House estate joined the Ellsworth Public Library as tangible evidence of his
attachment to his hometown. (8) The Black family 180-acre estate was conceived by
With the number of acres under federal authority nearly tripled at the close of
its donor as a legacy instrument, a museum, and public park.
the first decade of the Park, local concerns about external control over island
governance issues came to a head. Landscape architect Charles W. Eliot, 2nd
The Trustees accepted the gift and created a special committee to administer it,
(1899-1993) was enlisted by the Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association
chaired by Boston attorney Richard Waldron Hale (1871-1943). Trustee activities
to research island development and prepare a report. Much earlier in 1895, their
shifted from Bar Harbor to Ellsworth where Trustee and Islesford museum
Roads and Paths committee had advocated the purchase and preservation of island
curator William Otis Sawtelle (1874-1939) soon uncovered in the Black House attic
landscapes but three decades later the issue appeared fraught with complications.
extensive collections of manuscripts and documentation covering three centuries of
New England history. These findings energized Hale's committee and later engaged
Trustee minutes disclose recurring evidence that the future health of the island
the interest of John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
was bound up with the future of the park. But unlike past Trustee behavior, the
grandson of the recently deceased Trustee president was convinced that greater
On August 29, 1929, the Trustees conveyed "to the United States all lands owned
local scrutiny of park policies was necessary to correct the perceived negative
by the Corporation - at that time - on Mount Desert Island." After three decades
impacts of park expansion. The 1928 report, The Future of Mount Desert Island,
of active property pursuit and the administration of vast public lands, the emotiona
emphasized current uncertainties about the extent of Park growth, the policies
elevation of this culminant act was offset by quiet concern about the future of
governing the selection of wilderness areas, the impact of carriage and motor
the corporation now that its mission had been realized. Instead, throughout the
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Great Depression and without any formal declaration, the Trustees shifted from
pursuit of permanent security for their properties to development of the cultural
potential of the Black House.
Archival records are sketchy on the issues that now faced the Trustees though
there is a public record that Hale submitted a letter to the editor of the
Bar Harbor Times on January 2, 1931 - without official sanction - declaring his
intention to make a motion at the August meeting that the Trustees declare
themselves in favor of "well-known [mountain] names." This volley targeted by
implication Trustee vice-president George B. Dorr.
Beginning in 1917, the new Sieur de Monts National Monument custodian made
successive requests to the U.S. Board on Geographic Names to rename Mount
Desert Island mountains. At a public celebration a year earlier, Luere Deasy
(1860-1940) had praised fellow Incorporator Charles W. Eliot for "taking nearly
half the hills of the island as a national monument." While Dorr's motives
for renaming were complex, he argued repeatedly that most island mountain
names were "undistinguished" as opposed to the recommended names that
connoted French and indigenous historical associations that would persist in the
consciousness of future generations.
Nonetheless, for fifteen years most of his renaming requests were approved
and subsequently identified on published maps, much to the chagrin of some.
Richard W. Hale and historian Samuel Eliot Morison (1887-1976) favored
traditional names. (8) The Trustees were polled on this issue, editorial letters
were published in the Bar Harbor Times, and while specific reference to Dorr was
unstated, this controversy brought to public attention internal discord within the
corporation which persisted for years.
Such controversy only fueled Trustee apprehension about their mission. Had
the corporation shifted mission from Hancock County land conservation for
the public good to preservation of an Ellsworth historic residential property?
Reverend Eliot's 1936 historical essay made the point that it was not a choice
between one or the other. In its opening paragraph he affirms that "the origins
and achievements of this organization need to be recorded, its activities extended,
its endowments enlarged, its methods adopted elsewhere." In its concluding
paragraph, he affirmed that the Trustees are "ready to accept and administer
additional gifts or land or money" both within or outside Acadia National Park.
He then identifies numerous locations where properties are needed "to round out
the Park or to protect the views from the hilltops [and secure] more access to the
shores
and the fine headlands and beaches."
drown the D. noh
on
Eliot also acknowledged "the often complicated task of searching titles and
In a few years, Hancock County communities would again experience
passing deeds
under the diligent care of Mr. Albert H. Lynam
[and]
Trustee-related loss when hearing of the deaths in 1952 and 1953 of two other
Mr. Schuyler R. Clark." To these names must be added Luere B. Deasy (1860-1940)
exceptional leaders, the Hon. John A. Peters and G. L. Stebbins (who served as its
and Ellsworth's own Hon. John A. Peters (1864-1953). In 2008 the professional
treasurer and president for more than fifty years). New challenges and opportunities
library of John A. Peters was discovered in the Ellsworth attic of attorneys
arose for the Trustees in the last half of the 20th-century. Nonetheless, historian
Hale & Hamlin. This author and Woodlawn excutive director Joshua Torrance
Edward P. Moses captured the thrust of the HCTPR achievement. Namely, that
secured access. Therein were unique documents relating to the Black family,
they developed an adaptable donation-based strategy for transforming a local land
George B. Dorr, the Richard W. Hale family, John D. Rockefeller, Jr., and
trust into parkland protected by the enduring power of the federal government.
George L. Stebbins that demonstrated the scope of Peters' conservation legacy
In 1933 this Great Smoky Mountains National Park historian identified the scope
both within and outside Hancock County.
of this new philanthropic concept: The Trustees "started something, which has
already gone from the coast of Maine
as far west as California
[and] I
can recall no such triumphant march of an idea in the history of this country
Similarly, confidential files of the Bar Harbor law firm of Deasy & Lynam were
since the Armistice."
first opened to scholars in 2010. Client records for thousands of transactions from
1884 to 1960 enabled researchers to appreciate the complexities of title and deed
searches that Luere B. Deasy and Albert H. Lynam (1871-1934) completed for
NOTES
George B. Dorr and John D. Rockefeller Jr. The Douglas B. Chapman Archive of
Deasy-Lynam files show the professional collaboration with John A. Peters as well
1. Other memorials were established within the
8. Will of George Nixon Black. Probate No. 236276.
as the daunting legal tasks these Hancock County attorneys faced, especially when
park or neighboring villages for Trustees Waldron
Suffolk County, Massachusetts. See also William N.
Bates, George B. Cooksey, Charles W. Eliot, Ernesto
Banks, "History in Houses," Magazine Antiques 163
further challenged by the rigorous standards of the distant federal government. (10)
Fabbri, Charles T. How, John Innes Kane, and
(January 2003) and Jane Goodrich, "Curious George:
William Otis Sawtelle.
Woodlawn's Enigmatic Benefactor," Woodlawn Museum
Newsletter 3, #3 (Summer 2006).
New Trustee president David H. Morris (1872-1944) expanded Rev. Eliot's
published commitments the following year, arguing that "we keep the corporation
2. An important brief essay by Rev. Eliot's grandson
(Michael McGiffert) on the first edition of Street's
9. See-Ronald H. Epp, "Superintendent Dorr and the
not only technically, but also, substantially, alive and vigorous and endeavor to serve
history was published in The Mount Desert Island
Mountain Naming Controversy," Chebacco: The Magazine
the community in the field of owning property for public access and enjoyment."
Historical Society History Journal (1999).
of the Mount Desert Island Historical Society 15 (2014):
84-94.
He further broadened the mission by emphasizing Trustee responsibility "to form
public opinion," noting that future gifts "might favor national and remote control."
3. "Land Conservation in New England," in Twentieth-
Morris thought strategically, focusing attention on the need for a new vision,
Century New England I and Conservation. A Heritage of
10. Of the 129 properties recorded in the 1939
Ciric Engagement. Ed. Charles H. W. Foster. Cambridge,
publication, a chronological analysis reveals that 25 wet
organizational structure, and commitments more far reaching than financial support.
MA: Harvard University Press, 2009.
recorded between 1908 and 1913 when the HCTPR
charter was threatened in Augusta. Then from 1914
until the establishment of the national park in 1919,
The death in 1944 of George B. Dorr was another signal of the end of an
4. Charles W. Eliot 2nd, "S.A.E. and Champlain
55 properties were secured, and the remaining 49
Society," handwritten chronology. Mount Desert
were added before the "final" transfer to the federal
era, prompting his executor, John A. Peters, to engage the Trustees in a plan
Island Historical Society Archives.
government in 1931.
for a fitting memorial at Sieur de Monts Spring that recognized the "Father of
Acadia National Park." The August 29, 1947 dedication address delivered by Peters
5. Report of the Botanical Department. 1880. Edward
emphasized anew the importance of the Trustees when he noted in his address that
Lothrop Rand Papers. Gray Herbarium Archives.
to secure these parklands "our Government
had to be powerfully stimulated to
Harvard University.
take action [for] government inertia which clogs initiative in such matters had to
be overcome by personal energy and intelligent persistence." So too, it was not the
6. Opening remarks. Dorr Memorial dedication.
government but the Trustees who established through this memorial "a permanent
August 1947.
record
to advise posterity of the name of their benefactor and the boundaries
of his life."
7. Robert Sterling Yard. An Analysis of afayette
National Park (Washington, D.C.: National Parks
Association, 1924).
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Beyond Acadia: The Trustees role at Woodlawn
It is unclear why George Nixon Black, Jr. left the estate to the Hancock County
by Joshua Campbell Torrance
Trustees of Public Reservations. In his original will he specifies that the
Black Estate, "called Woodlawn, including the land, buildings, furniture, and picture
therein," was to be bequeathed to the City of Ellsworth, Maine and kept "as a
In 1901, forward-thinking citizens on Mount Desert Island formed the Hancock
public park; the house and grounds and wood roads to be kept as they now are
County Trustees of Public Reservations (Trustees) to acquire lands for free public
the main house to be always kept in order and open to visitors under reasonable
use. Empowered by the Maine Legislature in 1903 to own lands of "scenic beauty,
regulations." However, in a second codicil to this will, dated August 23, 1911,
Mr. Black directed that the Woodlawn estate be left to Trustees.
historical significance, scientific study or sanitary value," the Trustees acquired nearly
5,000 acres. In 1916, they donated their holdings to the United States, forming the
core of what became Acadia National Park. The Trustees legacy, however, extends
This change in the will could have been as a result of the influence of the
beyond the confines of Acadia National Park. The Trustees have owned and made
Honorable John A. Peters. Judge Peters, Black's first cousin through his mother,
the Woodlawn estate, home of the famous Black House, available for public use and
Mary Peters Black, was born on August 13, 1864 in Ellsworth, Maine. He
enjoyment since 1929.
attended Bowdoin College where he received an undergraduate degree in 1885
and a Master of Arts degree in 1888. After graduation he practiced law, first in
For over one hundred years, three generations of the Colonel John Black family
Bar Harbor and then in Ellsworth. Early in his career, Judge Peters had a successful
owned the Woodlawn estate, which includes a federal-styled mansion, 180 acres,
law practice and was named to the Ellsworth Municipal Court. He also was
and outbuildings. The main residence is a federal-style brick home, built between
involved in politics, being elected to the State legislature in 1909, which forced
1824 and 1827 by Colonel John Black and is based on a design by Asher Benjamin.
him to resign as Municipal Judge, and later also successfully ran for the U.S. House
Listed in the National Register of Historic Places, the Black House contains its
of Representatives, 3rd District, in 1913. He remained a member of Congress until
original family furnishings and art. It is also the repository for the extensive Black
1922 when he resigned to accept an appointment to the Federal District Court, a
family archives documenting the importance of Colonel Black and his family in the
position he held until 1946. (1)
economic, political, and cultural development of Maine. The records and archives
of the Trustees are also housed at Woodlawn.
Judge Peters was considered to be Ellsworth's first, and finest, citizen. His
Maple Street home was just a few hundred feet from the entrance to the
George Nixon Black, Jr. was the last member of the family to live at the estate,
Woodlawn estate. Judge Peters was a member of the Hancock County Trustees
inheriting it from his father. Born in 1842, the grandson of Colonel John Black,
of Public Reservations, joining in 1924, and played an active role in the formation
George Nixon Black, Jr. lived a long and well-traveled life. An enthusiastic collector
of Acadia National Park. George Nixon Black, Jr. left Judge Peters a substantial
and participant in the Colonial Revival movement, which emerged after the
sum of money in his will and also named him as the executor of his will. It
1876 Centennial celebrations, Black added an eclectic assortment of furniture and
is perhaps his relationship with Peters that led Black to leave his estate to the
decorative items to the furnishings already in place from previous generations.
Trustees since Peters is the closest link between Black and the group. Yet it was
in 1911 that Black had changed his will to replace the City of Ellsworth with the
Trustees as recipients of the estate, and by that date Judge Peters had not yet
George Nixon Black, Jr. died in October of 1928, at the age of 86. His will
joined the Hancock County Trustees of Public Reservations. It is possible that the
included gifts of furniture and decorative art objects to the Museum of Fine Art
City of Ellsworth simply refused to accept the gift of a landed estate even though
in Boston, and bequests to various friends, family and charitable institutions. But
it had accepted a public library from Black in 1898. Unfortunately, minutes of the
his beloved Woodlawn and its historic contents were left to the Hancock County
city council meetings from that period were lost to fire in 1933. Complicating the
Trustees of Public Reservations, who formally voted to accept the property on
complete history more is that very little of Black's correspondence survives.
August 20, 1929. For over eighty-seven years, Woodlawn has been preserved
and cared for by a remarkable group of people, mainly volunteers, initially
spearheaded by Richard W. Hale, Esq. a member of the Hancock County Trustees
Although George Nixon Black, Jr. willed the property to the Trustees, there was
of Public Reservations.
considerable internal debate over whether or not the Trustees should accept the
property. An area of major concern for the Trustees was the lack of an adequate
endowment, as Black only left a modest sum of $50,000. It was obvious to
many that the physical maintenance needs of the property were considerable.
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bequest. It was agreed that an effort to raise an additional $50,000 would be
undertaken before accepting Woodlawn. The Trustees elected a fundraising
committee consisting of residents from Bar Harbor, Northeast Harbor, Seal
Harbor, and Ellsworth. (2) Clarence Stetson, a member of the Trustees, wrote
an open letter to Judge Deasy, president of the organization, published in the
Ellsworth American, in which he announces his $1,000 donation that he hoped
would "show my interest and perhaps service in stimulating others
(to)
preserve for Maine an estate which, to my mind rivals and in some respects
excels Mount Vernon." (3)
On August 20, 1929 the Trustees met again to consider the bequest. On
hand to answer questions about the Woodlawn estate was Judge Peters. After
discussions, the Trustees formally accepted the property, on a vote proposed by
Richard W. Hale. The additional $50,000 endowment was never raised.
Shortly after the acceptance of the property, H.J.R. Tewksbury wrote in the
Portland Sunday Telegram about the controversial decision of the Trustees to
accept the property. He wrote:
There was some opposition to accepting "Woodlawn" on the part of
those who did not appreciate its beauty and could not realize the value of
such a memorial. But those who knew its real value as a place of historical
interest carried the day, accepted the gift and formulated plans for raising an
additional $50,000 to help provide for its maintenance. (4)
However, not all were pleased that the Woodlawn estate passed to the Trustees.
Franklin E. Jordan, writing for the Boston Evening Transcript on August 24, 1929,
authored an article with the headline, "Boston Loses, and Maine Gains:
Woodlawn Estate to Remain in Ellsworth, Maine." In the article he remarks
that the fate of the property had been in question since the 1928 death of
George Nixon Black, Jr. and that the Trustees acceptance of the bequest
meant that the Boston Museum of Fine Art's chances of receiving its contents
had ended. (5)
On the contrary, the Ellsworth American saw the acceptance of Woodlawn by
the Trustees as a "major step forward." The August 28, 1929 article went
on to remark:
Most satisfactory is the decision of the Hancock County Trustees of Public
Reservations to accept the bequest of the famous Black property at Ellsworth
Woodlawn, central ballway
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to be held as a public park and museum. It would have been little short of a
to return and consummate the cordial welcome of which the old place SO
crime had the generous proffer been permitted to lapse. (6)
well intimates. (7)
With the formal acceptance of the Woodlawn Estate by the Hancock County
For the next several decades, the Trustees focus became more and more narrowed
Trustees of Public Reservations, the task of organizing it as a park and museum
on their role as stewards of Woodlawn, aided in their task by Nixon Black's
fell into the hands of Mr. Richard Walden Hale, who was appointed the first chair
caretakers, Mr. and Mrs. Eliason. In time, they developed Woodlawn into a widely
of the newly created House Committee by the Executive Committee. He led the
prized and beloved cultural institution, with their efforts ongoing today. Yet their
early efforts to organize and open Woodlawn as a historic house. In this role he was
support of Acadia National Park did not cease with their 1916 gift. In 1929 they
acting as the de facto director, while also looking over the long-term interests and
donated a large tract of land in Winter Harbor, creating the Schoodic Peninsula
direction of Woodlawn.
portion of the park. In 1959, they donated 279 acres in Southwest Harbor and
250 acres in Tremont. Several smaller parcels were donated in the 1960s. In 1986,
the Trustees donated an additional 110 acres in Winter Harbor. In celebration of th
Hale's efforts as Chairman of the Black House Committee are notable.
Park's Centennial, the Trustees transferred their last remaining property within the
He worked tirelessly to fundraise for capital repairs, to expand the
boundary of the Park, 2 acres near Seawall in Southwest Harbor, in 2016. Through
endowment, to research the collections and chiefly to attract more visitors.
their projects to create Acadia National Park and develop Woodlawn as an enduring
Hale enlisted Professor William Otis Sawtelle to help. A professor of
cultural institution, the Trustees have created a lasting legacy by building a sense of
physics at Haverford College in Haverford, PA, he was also an enthusiastic
place and community pride enjoyed by millions each year.
historian and collector, opening the Islesford Historical Museum on
Little Cranberry Island, Maine, which today is operated by Acadia National Park.
He was an original member of the House Committee, and became the expert at
NOTES
telling the story of the Black family and of Woodlawn. After exploring the house
and purportedly finding documents hidden in the attic, Sawtelle delivered a series
1. The Ellsworth American, "Looking Backward-Judge John
A. Peters," Ellsworth, Maine, December 12, 2002.
of lectures titled "The Historic Background of Eastern Maine" and "What the Old
Highboy Could Tell." According to articles in the Bangor Daily News and other area
newspapers, these talks were given to Lions' Clubs, women's groups and Chambers
2. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. to Richard W. Hale, 5 December
1930, Records of Hancock County Trustees of Public
of Commerce all along the coast of Maine, as well as being broadcast on WLBZ,
Reservations, Woodlawn Muscum, Ellsworth, Maine.
the local radio station in Bangor.
3. The Ellsworth American, "A Maine Shrine: Clarence Stetson
of Bangor Extols 'Woodlawn' in Ellsworth," Ellsworth,
From his research at Woodlawn, Sawtelle developed a keen understanding of the
Maine, July 31, 1929.
unique value of the Woodlawn estate. In a speech given to the Woman's League in
Belfast, Maine he remarked:
4. Portland Sunday Telegram, "Old Black Mansion Built 127
years Ago Becomes Mecca of Antiquarians," Portland,
Maine, September 1, 1929.
When the Hancock County Trustees of Public Reservations voted unanimously
last August to accept the bequest of the late George Nixon Black of Boston
5. "Boston Loses, and Maine Gains: Woodlawn Estate to
and Ellsworth, of Woodlawn an action was taken the importance of which,
Remain in Ellsworth, Maine" Boston Evening Transcript,
I
believe is but little appreciated in Maine. Not only has there been preserved
Boston, Massachusetts, August 24, 1929.
for Maine, but something which is a valuable asset to the Nation. In one sense
the house and contents is a museum; in another it is not. For where will you
6. The Ellsworth American, "A Forward Step," Ellsworth,
find, anywhere a place in which the visitor sees spread before him furniture
Maine, August 28, 1929.
and belongings which exhibit what may be termed a review of decorative
art undisturbed for three successive generations? One has the feeling while
7. Belfast Republican Journal, "Sawtelle speaks before Women's
roaming about the place, that one is in reality a visitor just waiting for the family
League of historic background of Eastern Maine,"
Belfast, Maine, November 7, 1929.
2
A Record of the Derivation and Transfer of the
Grantor: George B. Dorr.
Date of deed: Sept. 16, 1912.
Holdings of the Trustees (to 1939)
Date recorded: Sept. 21, 1912.
Hancock Registry 493-422.
Note: This is the listing as presented in the 1939 publication.
Conveyed to U.S.A. 568-509.
LOT NO. 1.
LOT NO. 5.
LOT NO. 8c.
A lot consisting of 160 acres on the
A lot comprised of 160 acres on
Same as lot 8a and 8b. This deed
southwest shore of Eagle Lake.
the south shore of Eagle Lake and
releases a right of way, conveys a
Grantors: George B. Dorr
bounded on the cast by the brook
tax title, and a small tract of land
Bar Harbor Water Co.
running from Bubble Pond to Eagle
near the Green Mountain
Deeds dated: Sept. 16, 1912;
Lake and by the West shore
R. R. terminal.
June 4, 1914.
of Bubble Pond.
Grantor: George B. Dorr.
Deeds recorded: Sept. 21, 1912;
Grantor: George B. Dorr.
Date of deed: May 24, 1915.
July 3, 1914.
Date of deed: May 24, 1915.
Deed recorded: June 9, 1915.
Hancock County Registry 508-418;
Date recorded: June 9, 1915.
Hancock Registry 514-543.
493-22.
Hancock Registry 514-543.
Conveyed to U.S.A. 568-509.
Conveyed to U.S.A: 623-139.
Conveyed to U.S.A. 568-509.
LOT NO.
LOT NO. 2 2.
LOT NO. 6.
The Eagle Lake Terminal lot of
The second lot west of the brook
Three hundred and eighty acres (380)
the Green Mountain Railway; 5
running from Bubble Pond (Turtle
including a portion of the north-west
acres.
Lake) to Eagle Lake and on the south
slope of Sargent Mountain. The
Grantor: George B. Dorr.
shore of Eagle Lake.
northcast bound is part of the Mount
Date of deed: May 24, 1915.
Contains 43 acres.
Desert-Eden town line.
Deed recorded: June 9, 1915.
Grantors: Bar Harbor Water Co.
Donation of land.
Hancock Registry 514-543.
Frank (). Alley.
Grantor: George- L. Stebbins.
Conveyed to U.S.A. 568-509.
Deeds dated: June 4, 1914;
Date of deed: March 18, 1912.
May 19, 1915.
Date recorded: March 28, 1912.
LOT NO. 10.
Deeds recorded: July 3, 1914;
Hancock Registry 488-409.
Lot bordering on the eastern shore
May 19, 1915.
Conveyed to U.S.A. 568-509
of Eagle Lake, north of the. R.R.
Hancock County Registry 505-418;
terminal lot. This lot is numbered
514-376.
LOT NO. 7.
57 on the Peters Plan. Acres-75.
Conveyed to U.S.A. 568-509.
A triangular lot of uncertain acreage,
Grantor: George B. Dorr.
it being variously described in deeds
Date of deed: March 23, 1911.
LOT NO. 3.
as containing from 10 to 50 acres,
Deed recorded: April 1, 1911.
Forty-three acres on the south shore
east and south of Sargent's or
Hancock Registry 478-216.
of Eagle Lake adjacent to lot No. 2.
Pretty (Putty) Mountain.
Conveyed to U.S.A. 568-509.
Grantor: Bar Harbor Water Co.
Grantor: George B. Dorr.
Deed dated: June 4, 1914.
Date of Deed: May 24, 1915.
LOT NO. 11.
Deed recorded: July 3, 1914.
Deed recorded: June 9, 1915.
The "Mountain House Lot"
Hancock Registry 505-418.
Hancock Registry 514-543.
consisting of 85.4 acres at the
Conveyed to U.S.A 568-509.
Conveyed to U.S.A. 568-509.
summit of Green Mountain. The
conveyance is subject to the rights
LOT NO. 4.
LOT NO. 8a.
of the Green Mountain Railway
A triangular lot of 40 acres lying
A lot cast of Eagle Lake and Turtle
Co. to a strip 6 rods wide. See Lots
southwest of Eagle Lake. It adjoins
Lake including the northwest slope
21 and 62.
lot 2 and extends onto
of Green (Cadillac) Mountain, White
Grantors: Perry H. Brewer and
Little Bubble Mountain.
Cap. Contains about 1,000 acres.
Marion McFarland.
Grantor: Bar Harbor Water Co.
Grantor: Charles C. Morrison.
Frank L. Brewer, individually and
Heirs of F. M. Connors.
Date of deed: May 22, 1915.
as trustee under the will of Daniel
Deeds dated: June 4, 1914;
Date recorded: May 24, 1915.
W. Brewer.
March 19, 1915.
Hancock Registry 515-224.
Deeds dated: Oct. 26, 1908.
Deeds recorded: July 3, 1914;
Conveyed to U.S.A. 568-509.
Deeds recorded: Nov. 20, 1908.
May 21, 1915.
Hancock County Registry 455-
Hancock Registry: 505-418; 514-392.
LOT NO. 8b.
187, 455-185.
Conveyed to U.S.A. 568-509.
Same lot as 8a. The deed to 8a
Conveyed to the U.S.A. 568-509.
conveyed a tax title. The deed to 8b
covers the main record title. Does not
include R.R. terminus.
LOT NO. 12.
LOT NO. 15.
to Eagle Lake and adjacent to the
LOT NO. 25.
LOT NO. 30.
LOT NO. 36.
First Deed: The "Dry Mountain
A parcel of land containing 301/2
northeast corner of the How Lot.
The lot is a strip of land east of the
Site of Champlain Monument.
Two lots on the northeast shore of
Tract." This lot is a large tract which
acres cast of the Otter Creek Road
Grantor: George B. Dorr.
Otter Creek Road and includes the
Grantors: Richard M. Hoe, Tracy
Eagle Lake and immediately south
includes a portion of the south slope
extending up the side of Picket
Date of deed: May 24, 1915.
northwest slope of Picket Mountain
Dows, Charlton Dows Cooksey,
of the Eagle Lake Road, containing
of Kebo Mountain, the summit and
Mountain to the timber line.
Deed recorded: June 9, 1915.
and contains 50 acres. The deed to lot
Eunice Cooksey, Trustees under will
total of 4 acres.
north portion of Dry Mountain and
Grantor: RodickRealty Co.
Conveyed to U.S.A. 568-509.
12 seems to include this lot.
of Linda Dows Cooksey.
Grantor: Bar Harbor Water Co.
the east slope of Green Mountain.
Deed dated: May 7, 1915.
Grantor: Rodick Realty Co.
Deed dated: May 14; 1908.
Date of deed: Dec. 23, 1915.
Acreage is not given in the deeds but
Deed recorded: May 26, 1915.
LOT NO. 20.
Date of deed: Dec. 18, 1909.
Recorded: June 5, 1908 in Hancock
Deed recorded: June 20, 1917.
it must be well above 1,000 acres.
Hancock Registry 514-448.
Seventy-four acres bordering the
Deed recorded: March 2, 1910.
County Registry 450-310.
lancock Registry 535-506.
Grantor: Rodick Realty Co.
Conveyed to U.S.A. 568-509.
northeast shore of Jordan Pond.
Hancock Registry 468-35.
Conveyed to U.S.A. 628-18.
Date of deed: Dec. 18, 1909.
Grantor: George R. I lagerthy.
Conveyed to U.S.A. 568-509.
LOT NO. 31.
Deed recorded: March 2, 1910.
LOT NO. 16.
Date of deed: Oct. 16, 1911.
Five acres on Bar Hill, Seal Harbor.
LOT NO. 37.
Hancock Registry 467-500.
This lot includes the whole of the
Deed recorded: Oct. 27, 1911.
LOT NO. 26.
Grantor: George B. Cooksey.
Four lots containing 43.3 acres
Conveyed to U.S.A. 568-509.
western shore of Jordan Pond and
Hancock Registry 483-263.
The northeast portion of Picket
Date of deed: Sept. 1908.
situated between the northern end ( )
Second Deed:
extends south to the "Settler's Lots"
By deed recorded 493-429 the
Mountain, part of the valley between
Deed recorded: Sept. 24, 1908.
Eagle Lake and the Eagle Lake Road
About 138.8 acres east of the Otter
as designated on the Peter's plan.
H.C.T.P.R. imposes covenants
Picket and Newport Mountains and
Hancock Registry 454-81.
Grantor: Bar Harbor Water Co.
Creek Road, north of the brook
It includes the southern portion of
running with the land in favor of the
some of the west slope of Newport
Conveyed to George B. Dorr
Deed dated: Aug. 30,1924.
which drains the valley between
Sargent's Mountain, all of Jordan
Seal Harbor Water Supply Co.
Mountain; 50 acres.
631-250.
Deed recorded: Sept. 4, 1924.
Picket and Newport Mountains,
Mountain and land to the west
Conveyed to U.S.A. 568-509.
Grantor: Rodick Realty Co.
Hancock Registry 589-309.
south of the land of Morrell, and
of these mountains. The lot is
Date of deed: Dec. 18, 1909.
LOT NO. 32.
Conveyed to U.S.A. 628-214.
extends easterly over Picket Mountain
sometimes known as Howe's Jordan
LOT NO. 21.
Deed recorded: March 2,1910.
Lot near the Old Post Road and the
and up the west slope of
Pond lot and is comprised of
A strip 6 rods wide through lots 8, 9
Hancock Registry 468-35.
private way of Markoe
LOT NO. 37a.
Newport Mountain.
about 2,040 acres.
and 11, is relieved of the easement
Conveyed to U.S.A. 568-509.
and Dorr, 8.6 acres.
A release of all rights except the fee
Grantor: Rodick Realty Co.
Grantors: John S. Melcher,
of way and other rights held by the
Grantor: Matilda C. Markoe.
in a private way and a strip of land
Deed dated: Dec. 18, 1909.
George L. Stebbins.
Green Mountain Railway Co.
LOT NO. 27.
Date of deed: Oct, 6, 1920.
150 feet wide on the shore of Eagle
Deed recorded: March 2, 1910.
Dates of deeds: March 7, 1912;
As to Lot 11 see Lot No. 62. As to
The southeast quarter of Newport
Deed recorded: Oct. 12, 1920.
Lake in SO far as they pertain
Hancock Registry 468-35.
March 18, 1912.
lots 8 and 9 squares-probably barred
Mountain and extending casterly to
Conveyed to U.S.A. 556-100, 633-557.
to lot 37.
Conveyed to U.S.A. 568-509.
Recorded: March 16, 1912;
by limitation.
the Schooner Head Road. Acres 62.
Grantor: Bar Harbor Water Co.
Third Deed:
April 4, 1912.
Grantor: Rudolph E. Brunnow.
LOT NO. 33.
Date of deed: Aug. 10, 1927.
Includes land from the ridge of
Hancock Registry 487-272; 488-456.
LOT NO. 22.
Date of deeds: Oct 15, 1912;
Lot on the west side of the Schooner
Deed recorded: Oct. 19, 1928.
Green Mountain east to the Tarn and
Conveyed to U.S.A. 568-509.
Rights of the Green Mountain
May 29, 1916.
Head Road immediately north
Hancock Registry 620-519.
southeast from the Gilmore-Brewer
Carriage Road Co. to a strip 3 rods
Deeds recorded: Oct. 22, 1912;
Bear Brook, containing two-thirds
Conveyed to U.S.A. 628-214.
division line.
LOT NO. 17.
wide across lot 8.
June 13, 1916.
of an acre.
Grantor: Rodick Realty Co.
Nine hundred acres East of Jordan
Grantor: Fred C. Lynam, Green Mt.
Hancock Registry 494-126; 528-101.
Grantor: Matilda C. Markoe.
LOT NO. 38.
Date of deed: May 7, 1915.
Pond including the south Bubble,
Carriage Co., by Geo. Dorr.
Conveyed to U.S.A. 568-509.
Date of deed: Oct. 9, 1909.
Land surrounding Lake Wood
Deed recorded: May 26, 1915.
Pemetic and Triad Mountains The
Date of deed: May 27, 1915.
Deed recorded: Oct. 18, 1909.
(Lakewood) excepting lot 39. Lot 38
Hancock Registry 514-448.
tract is sometimes designated as the
Deed recorded: June 2, 1915.
LOT NO. 28.
Hancock Registry 463-513.
is about 100 acres in extent.
Conveyed to U.S.A.
cast half of the Jordan Purchase.
Hancock Registry 515-293.
Lot extends from the south ridge
Conveyed to U.S.A. 633-557.
Grantors: Frank L. Brewer, Abbie
The above deeds overlap to some
Grantor: George 1. Stebbins
Conveyed to U.S.A. 568-509; 516-418.
of Newport Mountain eastward
Brewer, George R. Haggerthy.
extent. See also lots 15, 25, 26,86.
Date of deed: March 9, 1912.
toward the Schooner Head Road and
LOT NO. 34.
Deed dated: Dec. 12, 1913.
Deed recorded: March 19. 1912.
LOT N0.23.
contains about 210 acres.
Pryor's Island. (Bar Island. Somes
Deed recorded: Dec. 12, 1913.
LOT NO. 13.
Hancock Registry 488-341.
A lot southeast of Morrell Park and
Grantors: Anna B. Bliss and William
Sound).
Hancock Registry 583-388.
The "Notch" or "Gulch" lot lying
Conveyed to U.S.A. 568-509.
cast of the land of the Wild Gardens
H. Bliss.
Grantors: Edith Pryor,
Conveyed to U.S.A. 585-221.
between Green and Dry Mountains
of Acadia, 14 acres.
Date of deed: October 1915.
Caroline Pryor Pine.
consisting of 300 acres of timber
LOT. NO. 18
Grantor: George B. Dorr.
Date recorded: January 8; 1916.
Date of deed: July 18, 1925.
LOT NO. 39.
land. See lot 86.
Lot west of Turtle Lake and
Date of deed: May 29, 1916.
Hancock Registry 521-123.
Deed recorded: Aug. 3, 1925.
Lot of 30 acres touching the north
Grantor: Rodick Realty Co.
northeast of the Mt. Desert-Eden
Deed recorded: June 1. 1916.
Conveyed to U.S.A. 568-509.
Hancock Registry 596-57.
shore of Lakewood and north of
Deed dated: May7, 1915.
Town Line, containing 200 acres.
Hancock Registry 528-103.
Conveyed to U.S.A. 602-162.
the brook.
Deed recorded: May 26, 1915.
Grantor: George B. Dorr.
Conveyed to U.S.A. 568-509.
LOT NO. 29.
Grantor: William E. Peach.
Hancock Registry 514-448.
Dates of deeds: Sept. 16, ,1912;
Thirty acres on the southeast shore
LOT NO. 35.
Deed dated: Dec. 12, 1923.
Conveyed to U.S.A. 633-294.
May 24, 1915.
LOT NO. 24.
of Jordan Pond.
The Hayward Lot on the Northeast
Deed recorded: Dec. 12, 1923.
Deeds recorded: Sept. 21, 1912;
Lot at the northeast corner of the
Grantor: Seal Harbor Water
Harbor-Somesville Road. It extends
Hancock Registry 583-380.
LOT NO. 14.
June 9, 1915.
Tarn and east of the Otter Creek
Supply Co.
westward to Somes Sound at the
Conveyed to U.S.A. 585-221.
Sixty-four and one-half acres south
Hancock County Registry 493-422;
Road, containing three-fourths
Date of deed: Sept. 8, 1915.
brook south of Sargent's Point.
of the Little Meadow and west of the
514-543.
of an acre.
Deed recorded: Sept. 16, 1915.
190.74 acres.
Otter Creek Road.
Conveyed to U.S.A. 568-509.
Grantor: Rodick. Realty Co.
Hancock Registry 517-528.
Grantor: Mabel S. Hayward.
Grantor: Rodick Realty Co.
Date of deed: Dec. 18,1909.
Conveyed to U.S.A. 568-509.
Deed dated: Aug. 15, 19.17.
Deed dated: May 7, 1915.
LOT NO. 19.
Deed recorded: March 2,1910.
Deed recorded: Sept, 21,1917.
Deed recorded: May 26, 1915.
A lot of 26.3 acres west of the old
Hancock Registry 468-35.
Hancock Registry 536-448.
Conveyed to U.S.A. 633-557.
wood road from Jordan's Pond
Conveyed to U.S.A. 568-509.
Conveyed to U.S.A. 610-364.
LOT NO. 40.
Grantors: Bar Harbor Water Co.,
Grantor: George B. Dorr.
Lot on both sides of the town
Guy E. Torrey.
Date of deed: March 23, 1911.
road leading to the Lakewood
Deeds dated: June 4, 1914;
Deed recorded: April 1, 1911,
Tract from the west
May 24, 1915.
Hancock Registry 478-216.
containing 15 acres.
Deeds recorded: July 3, 1914;
Subsequent history of this lot the
Grantor: Marcus C. Sweet.
June 9, 1915.
same as that of lots 46 and 47.
Date of deed: Sept. 8, 1925.
Hancock County Registry 514-543;
Deed recorded: Sept. 22, 1925;
606-501.
LOT NO. 49.
Sept. 30, 1925.
Conveyed to U.S.A 623-139.
A release of the individual interest of
Hancock County Registry vol. 597,
the grantor in the Greeley Moran Lot.
pp. 110, 168.
LOT NO. 45.
(Lot 47).
Conveyed to U.S.A. 602-164.
One hundred and seventeen acres on
Grantor: George B. Dorr.
the west shore of Eagle Lake.
Date of deed: March 9, 1927.
LOT NO. 41.
Grantors: Bar Harbor Water Co.,
Deed recorded: March 11, 1927,
Lot surrounding Witch Hollow
Guy E. Torrey
Hancock Registry 607-439.
Pond on the north, west and south
Deeds dated: June 4, 1914;
Subsequent history of this lot the
sides, 100 acres.
Dec. 22, 1920.
same as Lot 47.
Grantors: Alice B. Bowler and Jane
Deeds recorded: July 3, 1914;
LOT NO. 50.
Bowler Gilman; in their own right,
Dec. 23, 1926.
Lot next south of Schooner Head
and Victor T. Price and Richard
Hancock County Registry of Deeds,
bordering Frenchman's Bay and
W. Hale, executors of the will of
505-418; 606-501.
known as the Homans Lot.
Robert Pendleton Bowler.
Conveyed to U.S.A. 623-139.
621/2 acres.
Date of deed: Jan. 20, 1920.
Grantors: George B. Dorr;
Deed recorded: March 4, 1920.
LOT NO. 46.
Bar Harbor Banking & Trust Co.
Hancock Registry 549-2.84.
Connor's Lot on the west shore of
Deeds dated: Dec. 3, 1924;
Conveyed to U.S.A. 628-216.
Eagle Lake containing about 2 acres.
Oct. 9, 1926.
Grantor: George B. Dorr.
Deeds recorded: Dec. 16, 1928;
LOT NO. 42.
Date of deed: March 23, 1911.
Oct. 12, 1926.
Lot containing 200 acres on
Deed recorded: April 11, 1911.
Hancock Registry 590-288, 606, 111.
the southwest shore of Eagle
Hancock Registry 478-216.
Conveyed to U.S.A. 622-588.
Lake. This deed conveys only
Conveyed to Bar Harbor Water Co.,
seven-eighths of the Goodwin
by
LOT NO. 51.
and Severance mortgage title to
Deed dated: Sept. 16, 1912
Schoodic Peninsula, Big Moose
this lot. See lots 1, 43, 44, 92 as to
Recorded Oct. 1, 1912,
Island, Little Moose Island and
deeds conveying the balance of
Hancock Registry 491-284.
Welch's Island.
this lot along with other land.
Re-conveyed to H.C.T.P.R. by deed
Grantors: Executors and Trustees of
Grantor: Guy E. Torrey.
dated Aug. 10, 1927.
Louise Hartshorn Leeds
Deed dated: Dec. 22, 1920.
Recorded Oct. 19, 1928,
Faith Moore, Ruth Moore Lce.
Deed recorded: Dec. 23, 1926.
Hancock Registry 620-518.
Dates of deeds: Jan., 6. 1927;
Hancock Registry 606-501.
Conveyed to U.S.A. by deed
Nov. 1, 1926.
Conveyed to U.S.A. 623-139.
dated March 14, 1927.
Deeds recorded: Feb. 21, 1927;
Recorded Dec, 15, 1928,
Feb. 21, 1927.
LOT NO. 43.
Hancock Registry 623.
Hancock Registry 607-361; 607-363.
One hundred and seventy-seven
Conveyed to U.S.A. 623-380.
acres on the southwest shore of
LOT NO. 47.
LOT NO. 52.
Eagle Lake.
The so-called Greely-Moran lot on
Lot west of Somes Sound and south
Grantors: George B. Dorr,
the west shore of Eagle Lake and
of Man-o-War Brook.
Guy E. Torrey.
bordering on the west shore of Eagle
Grantor: Thomas W. Lawson.
Deeds dated: May 24, 1915;
Lake Road, in area 931/2 acres.
Dec. 22, 1920.
Grantor: George B. Dorr, Trustee.
Deed dated: July 18, 1922.
Deeds recorded: June 9, 1915;
Date of deed: March 23, 1911.
Recorded: July 20; 1922, 568-499.
Dec. 23, 1926.
Deed recorded: April 1. 1911,
Conveyed to U.S.A. 631-586.
Hancock County Registry,
Hancock Registry 478-214.
LOT NO. 53.
514-543; 606-501.
Subsequent history of this lot the
Privileges and easements
Conveyed to U.S.A. 623 139.
same as lot 46.
heretofor reserved.
Grantor: Bar Harbor Water Co.
LOT NO. 44.
LOT. NO. 48.
Date of deed: June 10, 1916.
Lot on the west shore of Eagle
Lot on the northwest shore of Eagle
Deed recorded: June 22, 1922.
Lake containing 175 acres. See lots
Lake sometimes designated as the
Hancock Registry 568-507.
1, 42, 43, 92.
Fox Lot: 3 acres.
Conveyed to U.S.A.
LOT NO. 54.
LOT NO: 59.
Deed recorded: July 20, 1922.
lancock Registry 551-136; 636-284;
Deed recorded: Oct. 16, 1919.
LOT NO. 81.
Full release of rights reserved by John
Decree removing cloud on title
Hancock Registry 568-504.
636-285; 580-127.
Hancock Registry 547-496.
Comprised of two lots on the east
S. Melcher in favor of the grantor in
and confirming fee in H.C. T.P.R.
Conveyed to U.S.A. 637-103.
Conveyed to U.S.A. 630-506.
side of Echo Lake, containing
deed 487-272, for which see Lot 16.
Cloud due to interests of John E.
LOT NO. 64.
52 acres.
Grantor: Northeast Harbor
Booth, John J. Carr, their heirs and
Kebo Mountain lot of 63 acres.
LOT NO. 70.
LOT NO. 76.
Grantors: George B. Dorr, Isaac H.
Water Co.
legal representatives by reason of an
Grantors: Lynde Sullivan, James
Two small lots on the southeast shore
Lot at the Bluffs formerly known as
Stanley, Everett G. Stanley.
Date of deed: May 25, 1916.
undischarged mortgage,
Amory Sullivan and Robert H.
of Eagle Lake, formerly known as the
the White Lot.
Dates of deed: Sept. 26, 1930;
Deed recorded: July 20, 1922.
covering lots 2, 3, 4.
Gardiner and Thomas Hunt,
Roberts Lot and Lynam Lot.
Grantors: Elizabeth Nicholson
March 20, 1931.
Hancock Registry 568-500.
Decree dated: May 27, 1916.
Executors of the will of Helen
Grantor: Bar Harbor Water Co.
Hopkins, Janet Innis Aldrich.
Deeds recorded: Sept. 29, 1930;
Conveyed to U.S.A.
Decree recorded: July 3, 1916.
Sullivan. Mary Lynde Cochrane.
Deed dated: Aug. 30,1924.
Dates of deeds: Aug. 25, 1923;
March 24, 1931 in the Hancock
Hancock Registry 529-150.
Dates of deeds: Jan. 25, 1918.
Deed recorded: Sept. 4, 1924.
Sept. 11, 1923.
County Registry 634-55; 631 250.
LOT NO. 55.
Deeds recorded: March 27, 1918.
Hancock Registry 589-309.
Deeds recorded: Sept. 11, 1923;
Conveyed to U.S.A. 634-590.
Release of restrictions, casements
LOT NO. 60.
Hancock County Registry 540-62,
Conveyed to U.S.A. 635-220.
Oct. 4, 1923 in the Hancock County
and privileges reserved in prior
Decree removing cloud on title cast
67, 64.
Registry 581-63, 583 50.
LOT NO. 82.
conveyances to H.C.T.P.R. but
by the Aaron Wasgatt mortgage
Conveyed to U.S.A. 630-502.
LOT NO. 71.
Conveyed to U.S.A. 633-528.
Thirty acres west of the Jesup Path,
excepting the 150 foot strip around
covering land conveyed to the
A six foot strip between the Roman
south of Harden Road and east of
Jordan Pond and the restrictions
H.C.T.P.R. by the following deeds:
LOT NO. 65.
Catholic Cemetery and the
LOT NO. 77
the Sieur De Monts Spring lot.
applying to the lot south of the dam.
From: G. R. Hagerthy
483-263
The Mary E. Ogden lot.
Harden Road.
Lot bordering the southern shore
Grantors: Rodick Realty Co.,
Grantor: Seal Harbor
John S. Melcher
487-272
Grantor: Mary E. Ogden.
Grantors: Roman Catholic
of Eagle Lake and extending toward
George B. Dorr.
Water Supply. Co.
George L. Stebbins
488-341
Date of deed: Nov. 13, 1924.
Bishop of Portland. John B. How.
Bubble Pond along the brook.
Dates of deeds: May 7, 1915;
Deed dated: May 25, 1916.
488-456
Deed recorded: Feb. 6, 1925.
Deeds Dated: Sept. 12, 1911;
Grantor: George B. Dorr
Oct. 6, 1919.
Deed recorded: July 20, 1922.
George B. Dorr
493-422
Hancock Registry 590-471.
June 6, 1911.
Date of deed:
Deeds recorded: May 26, 1915;
Hancock Registry 568-503.
514-543
Conveyed to U.S.A. 634-169.
Deeds recorded: Feb. 10, 1912.
Deed recorded:
Oct. 16, 1919, in the Hancock Count
Conveyed to U.S.A.
Seal Harbor. Water Supply Co.
Hancock Registry 488-7, 488-5.
Conveyed to U.S. A. 635-173.
Registry 514-448, 547-496.
517-528
LOT NO. 66.
Conveyed to U.S.A. 630-506.
Conveyed to U.S.A. 630-504.
LOT NO. 56.
Decree dated: May 27, 1916.
Small lot cast of Duck Brook.
LOT N07 78.
Decree removing cloud on title
Decree recorded: July 3, 1916.
Grantors: Lavinia Barry, Lottie
LOT NO. 72.
This lot lies between the so-called
LOT NO. 83.
to land previously conveyed to
Hancock Registry 529-146.
Fordney, Geo. W. Fordney.
A triangular lot of 53 acres south
Epps and Bowler lots, formerly
The Bee-Hive and the Bowl
H.C.T.P.R. said cloud existing because
Date of deed: May 28, 1920.
of Kebo Brook and the cast line of
belonging to How and Pendleton,
Grantor: Eliza L. Homans.
of interests of Samuel Gilpatrick,
LOT NO. 61.
Deed recorded: June 23, 1920.
which is 203 ft. west of
being a portion of Lot 31 of the
Date of deed: May 6, 1908.
Enoch Spurling, William Hobbs,
Quitclaim of interest of grantors
Hancock Registry 555-28.
Harden Road.
Peters Plan. One-half in
Deed recorded: August 17, 1908.
their heirs, legal representatives and
acquired via Goodwin and Severance
Conveyed to U.S.A. 633-292.
Grantor: George B. Dorr.
common granted.
Hancock Registry 452-268.
persons claiming under them.
by virtue of a deed from Randall S.
Date of deed: Aug. 18, 1911.
Grantor: Samuel W. Bates and
Conveyed to U.S.A. 631-253.
Date of decree: May 27, 1916.
Clark. Affects lots in the original tract.
LOT NO. 67.
Deed recorded: Feb. 10, 1912.
Frank C. Bates,
Decree recorded: July 3, 1916.
Grantors: Frederick H. Parkhurst,
Two small lots west of Duck Brook.
Hancock Registry 488-14.
Date of deed: Aug. 1921.
LOT NO. 84.
Hancock Registry 529-152.
Mary Parkhurst Noyes, Esther P.
Grantor: Dr. Robert Abbe.
Conveyed to U.S.A. 630-506.
Deed recorded: May 6, 1921.
Lot between the Bowl and the Otter
Benedict, individually and as trustees
Date of deed: Sept. 22, 1919.
Hancock Registry 559-264.
Cliffs. B. H. Road. 37.06A.
LOT NO. 57.
and Caroline Morez Patten.
Deed recorded: Sept. 24, 1919.
LOT NO. 73.
Conveyed to U.S.A. 3-257.
Grantor: Eliza L. Homans.
Release of mortgages interest under
Date of deed: Dec. 30, 1915.
Hancock Registry 547-389.
Lot west of Harden Road and south
Date of deed: May 6, 1908.
a mortgage covering lots 1-9 given by
Deed recorded: Jan. 22, 1916.
Conveyed to U.S.A. 633-293.
of Kebo Brook containing 1.09 acres.
LOT NO. 79.
Deed recorded: Aug. 17, 1908.
RandallS. Clark to John D. Gilmore
Hancock Registry 518-433.
Grantor: George B. Dorr.
Western side of Robinson Mountain
Hancock Registry 452-268.
dated 11-9-1852 and assigned to
LOT NO. 68.
Date of deed: Oct. 6, 1919.
lot, 185 acres.
Conveyed to U.S.A. 631-253.
Andrew H. Hall.
LOT NO. 62.
Strips of land 150 feet wide around
Deed recorded: Oct. 16, 1919.
Grantors: Carrie E. Shepherd,
Decree dated: May 27, 1916.
Easement of way across the
Eagle Lake, Jordan Pond, Bubble
Hancock Registry 547-496.
George G. Kellogg
Decree recorded: July 3, 1916.
"Mountain Lot." (Lot 11).
Pond and their tributaries but subject
Conveyed to U.S.A. 630-506.
Date of deed: April 23, 1917.
Hancock Registry 529-148.
Grantor: E. C. (or G?) Wyman.
to rights reserved by the Bar Harbor
Deed recorded: May 4, 1917.
Date of deed: Dec. 4, 1915.
Water Co., and the Seal Harbor Water
LOT NO. 74.
Hancock Registry 532-508.
LOT NO. 58.
Recorded: Jan. 11, 1916.
Supply Co., "27 Lots."
A twenty-five foot strip west of the
Conveyed to U.S.A. 633-290.
Discharge of mortgage on
Hancock Registry 519-515.
Conveyed to U.S.A. 633 557.
Roman Catholic Cemetery.
See Lot No. 123.
Dunton Lot.
Conveyed to U.S.A. 568-509.
Grantor: George B. Dorr.
Grantor: Raymond. W. Kittredge,
LOT NO. 69.
Date of deed: Aug. 16, 1911.
LOT NO. 80.
Admr. of Estate of
LOT NO. 63.
Dog Mountain lot of 300 acres.
Deed recorded: Feb. 10, 1912.
Lot of 5 acres and a right of way
Charles W. Kittredge.
Quitclaim of rights, privileges, and
Grantors: J. Archibald Murray and
Hancock Registry 488-10.
over the remaining land of grantor.
Deed dated: April 24, 1916.
casements in the Jordan Pond lot
Charlton Yarnall as joint tenants.
Conveyed to U.S.A. 630-506.
Beaton Lot.
Deed recorded: May 3, 1916.
formerly of Charles T. How. See lot
Alice R. Murray. Anna Coxe Yarnall.
Grantor: Norman E Beaton.
Hancock Registry 527-229.
16. Excepting 150 ft. margin on shore
Heirs of Salem Towne, Jr., by Sheriff.
LOT NO. 75.
Date of deed: May 12, 1921.
of Jordan Pond.
Deeds dated: Dec: 26, 1919;
Several contiguous lots in the vicinity
Deed recorded: May 23, 1921.
Grantors: George 1. Stebbins and
Dec. 10, 1931; Dec. 8, 1931;
of lots 71-74.
Hancock Registry 559-411.
Thomas A. Mcintire.
June 30, 1923.
Grantor: George B. Dorr.
Conveyed to U.S.A. 635-174.
Date of deed: June 5, 1922.
Deeds recorded: Jan. 27, 1920;
Date of deed: Oct. 6, 1919.
See lot No. 110.
June 30, 1923.
JAPAN
LOT NO. 85
LOT NO. 86.
LOT NO. 92.
Consists of two tracts of land, one
A conveyance of 300 acres, Lot. 13,
The "Southwest Valley Tract" of
containing 110 acres, the. other
the "Notch Lot."
7031/2 acres.
consisting of 2 acres 57 square rods.
Decree of the Supreme Judicial Court
Grantor: See lots 1, 36, 43-49. By
Interests in these lots are many and
recorded May 4, 1926. 602-290.
this deed the Bar Harbor Water
varied conveyed by deeds listed below.
Release deeds from:
Co. conveys a 3-32ds. interest.
Grantors:
Albert H: Stanley dated April 2, 1926;
Deed dated: Aug. 10, 1927.
Robert Homans conveyed 1-18
recorded April 12, 1926. 602-112.
Deed recorded: Oct. 19, 1928.
undivided interest by deed dated
Benjamin E. Stanley dated
Hancock Registry 620-518.
Jan. 2, 1914, recorded Jan. 7, 1914.
recorded June 15, 1926. 601-548.
Conveyed to U.S.A. 623-139.
504-200.
Flora M. Clatworthy dated April
John Homans conveyed a 1-18
2, 1926; recorded April 12, 1926.
LOT NO. 93.
undivided interest by deed dated Mar.
602-113.
One hundred acres on Beech Hill.
30, 1914, recorded April 4, 1914. 506-
Conveyed to U.S.A. 633-294.
Grantor: John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
539. Katherine A. Homans conveyed
Date of deed: Sept. 13, 1919.
a 1-18 undivided interest by deed
LOT NO. 87.
Deed recorded: Oct. 14, 1919.
dated Mar. 30, 1914, recorded April 4,
The Henderson lot north of
Hancock Registry 546-450.
1914. 506-360.
Duck Brook.
Conveyed to U.S.A. 585-440, 439.
Helen A. Homans conveyed a 1-18
Grantors: Mary F. Henderson,
undivided interest by deed dated
John B. Henderson.
LOT NO. 94.
March 30, 1914, recorded April 4,
Date of deed: Feb. 21, 1922.
One hundred acres on the west
1914. 506-361.
Deed recorded: Jan. 22, 1923.
shore of Dennings Pond.
Marian J. Homans conveyed an
Hancock Registry 576-176.
Grantor: John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
undivided 1-18th by deed dated Mar.
Conveyed to U.S.A. 633-214.
Date of deed: Sept. 15, 1919.
30, 1914, recorded April 4, 1914.
Deed recorded: Oct. 14, 1919.
506-362.
LOT NO. 88.
Hancock Registry 546-452.
Helen A. Homans, sole heir of Helen
Two lots near the outlet of Eagle
Conveyed to U.S.A. 585-439.
Homans conveyed an undivided
Lake between the lake and
1-18th by deed dated Jan. 30, 1920;
the highway.
LOT NO. 95.
recorded Feb. 4, 1920. 550-417.
Granter: Brewer Ice Co.
Lot extending from the top of
William. P. Homans conveyed an
Date of deed: Jan. 20, 1923.
Western Mountain eastward to the
18th undivided interest by deed dated
Deed recorded: Jan. 20, 1923.
center line of the "Big Notch."
Jan. 30, 1920; recorded Feb. 4, 1920.
Hancock Registry 576-178.
Grantor: Robert Kaighn.
550-418.
Conveyed to U.S.A. 633-529.
Date of deed: Sept. 28, 1916.
Sybil Priestly conveyed an undivided
Deed recorded: Oct. 4, 1916.
1-36th by deed dated Oct. 22, 1920;
LOT NO. 89.
Hancock Registry 530-172.
recorded Nov. 9, 1920. 556-293.
1.16 acres between Eagle Lake and
Master's deed conveys the interest of
Eagle Lake Road.
LOT NO. 96.
Neville G. DEB Priestly, Sybil Priestly,
Grantor: Louis B. McCagg.
Right to maintain path along the
Evelyn G. Priestly and Neville DEB
Date of deed: April 21, 1911.
Trout Brook on Dry Mountain.
Priestly, all of East Putney, London,
Deed recorded: April 27, 1911.
Grantor: George B. Dorr.
County, England, and Helen Homans
Hancock Registry 479-168.
Deed dated: Nov. 27, 1916.
and William P. Homans, both of
Conveyed to U.S.A. 633-529.
Deed recorded: Nov. 28, 1916.
Boston, Mass., by deed dated April 25,
Hancock Registry 532-66.
1923, ratified and confirmed by the
LOT NO. 90.
Supreme Judicial Court on June 15,
1.16 acres between Eagle Lake and
LOT NO. 97.
1923. 602-290.
Eagle Lake Road.
"Mountain Lot," SO called
Marian J. Homans, Katherine A.
Grantor: George B. Dorr.
consisting of 250 acres on the east
Homans, John Homans and Robert
Date of deed: Sept. 16, 1912.
side of Seal Cove Pond.
Homans released all their right, title
Deed recorded Sept. 21, 1912.
Grantor: Schuyler R. Clark.
and interest in land conveyed by
Hancock Registry 493-422.
Deed dated: March 17, 1917.
Robert Homans by deed dated Aug.
Conveyed to U.S.A. 633-529.
Deed recorded: March 22, 1917.
30, 1930; recorded Oct. 10, 1930.
Hancock Registry 533-495.
632-134.
LOT NO. 91.
Decree in Equity to remove cloud
Lot between Eagle Lake and Eagle
LOT NO. 98.
dated June 11, 1923; recorded
ake Road adjoining lots 88 and 90.
Southwestern portion of Beech
June 15, 1923. 579-36.
Grantor: George B. Dorr.
Hill.
Conveyed to U.S.A. 631-253,
Date of deed: Sept. 16, 1912.
Grantor: Schuyler R. Clark.
631-375.
Deed recorded: Sept. 21, 1912.
Deed dated: March 17, 1917.
Hancock Registry 493-422.
Deed recorded: March 22, 1917.
Conveyed to U.S.A. 633-529.
Hancock Registry 533-495.
Previous Beaver Dam Pond Park I nnh Road
LOT NO. 99.
LOT NO. 106.
land of John McFarland
Grantor: Schuyler R. Clark.
LOT NO. 127.
Linda E. Cousins Lot.
Two and one-half acres southeast
and Eben Peach.
Date of deed: December 11, 1923.
"Woodlawn," the Black Estate at
Grantor: Linda E. Cousins et al.
of Great Pond.
Grantor: Charles F. Paine.
Deed recorded: Dec. 22, 1923.
Ellsworth, Maine. Testamentary Lot
Deed dated: Mar. 17, 1917.
Grantor: Schuyler R. Clark.
Date of deed: Nov. 17, 1921.
Hancock Registry 583-448.
lying between the Eagle Lake Road
Deed recorded: April 10, 1917.
Date of deed: October 4, 1919.
Deed recorded: Nov. 21, 1921.
and the lake, about one-half gift.
Hancock Registry 535-147.
Deed recorded: Jan. 20, 1919.
Hancock Registry 563-492.
LOT NO. 120.
Will recorded: January 15, 1929.
Hancock Registry 550-332.
Conveyed to U.S.A. 635-174.
Twenty acres west of Great Pond.
Hancock Registry 623-247.
LOT NO. 100
Grantor: Schuyler R. Clark.
Lot cast of Seal Cove Pond
LOT NO. 107.
LOT NO. 113.
Date of deed: December 11, 1923.
LOT NO. 128.
containing 25 acres and known as
Lot on the southeast shore of Long
One hundred forty acres between
Deed recorded: Dec. 22, 1923.
acre.
the Butler Lot.
Pond. One-half acre.
Long Pond and the Beech Hill-
Hancock Registry 583-448.
Grantor: George B. Dorr.
Grantor: Schuyler R. Clark.
Grantor: Henry 1. Gray.
Southwest Harbor Road.
Date of deed: June 29,1931.
Date of deed: Nov. 23,1920.
Date of deed: October 7, 1918.
Date of deed: March 19, 1917.
LOT NO. 121.
Deed recorded: June 29, 1931:
Deed recorded: Dec. 7, 1920.
Deed recorded: Oct. 29, 1918.
Deed recorded: April.10, 1917.
Thirty acres on the west shore
Hancock Registry 634-436.
Hancock Registry 553-535.
Hancock Registry 543-175.
Hancock Registry 535-144.
of Long Pond.
Re-conveyed to George B. Dorr
Grantor: Schuyler R. Clark.
634-437.
LOT NO. 101.
LOT NO. 108.
LOT NO. 114.
Date of deed: December 11, 1923.
Thirty acres on the southeast slope
One-third of an acre east of the
Fifty acres on the eastern slope
Deed recorded: Dec. 22, 1923.
LOT NO. 129.
of Beech Hill.
Dorr-Roberts private way and south
of Bald Mountain.
lancock Registry 583-448.
Lot at Frazier's Creek at Schoodic.
Grantor: Schuyler R. Clark.
of the Otter Creek Road.
Grantor: Henry Clark.
Grantors: Faith Moore and Ruth
Deed dated: Nov. 13, 1920.
Grantor: George B. Dorr.
Date of deed: March 17, 1917.
LOT NO. 122.
Moore: Thomas M. Day, etc.
Deed recorded: Dec. 7, 1920.
Date of deed: July 3, 1920.
Deed recorded: April 10, 1917.
Three acres at Seawall.
Dates of deeds: Feb. 21, 1927;
Hancock Registry 553-537.
Deed recorded: July 12, 1920.
Hancock Registry 535-144.
Grantor: Peter Benson.
January 6, 1927.
Hancock Registry 555-163.
Date of deed: Oct. 11, 1928.
Deeds recorded: lancock Registry
LOT NO. 102.
To U.S.A. 633-557.
LOT NO. 115.
Deed recorded: Oct. 16, 1928.
Feb. 21, 1927, 607-363, 361.
Fourteen acres east of
One hundred acres south of "Burnt"
Hancock Registry 620-506.
Conveyed to U.S.A. 635-171.
Seal Cove Pond.
LOT NO. 109.
or "Lurvey" Mountain.
Grantor: Schuyler R. Clark.
Lot cast of Morrell Park and west of
Grantor: Henry Clark.
LOT NO. 123
Deed dated: June 28, 1920.
the Dorr-Roberts right of way:
Date of deed: March 19, 1917.
The western side of Robinson
Deed recorded: July 1, 1920.
This lot adjoins No. 108.
Deed recorded: April 10, 1917.
Mountain; 185 acres.
Hancock Registry 555-76.
One-third of an acre.
Hancock Registry 535-144.
Grantors: Lincoln Cromwell,
Grantor: Thomas DcWitt Cuyler
Mabel S. Cromwell.
LOT NO. 103.
et als.
LOT NO. 116.
Date of deeds: October 8, 1919.
Lot west of Somes Sound, north of
Deed dated: July 6, 1920.
One hundred and twenty acres on the
Deeds recorded: Oct. 8, 1919.
Man O'War Brook, being a portion
Deed recorded: July 12, 1920.
southeast slope of Bald Mountain.
Hancock Registry 547-473. 548-446.
of the eastern slope
Hancock Registry 555-164.
Grantor: Henry Clark.
of Robinson Mountain.
To U.S.A. 633-557.
Date of deed: March 19, 1917.
LOT NO. 124.
Grantors: Lincoln Cromwell et als.
Deed recorded: April 10, 1917.
Triangular piece in Southwest Harbor
Date of deed: March 20, 1917.
LOT NO. 110.
Hancock Registry 535-144.
near Great Pond containing 1/4 acre.
Deed recorded: March 23, 1917.
Beaton Lot of 5 acres at the
Grantor: Schuyler R. Clark.
533-498.
southwest corner of the T. L. Roberts
LOT NO. 117.
Date of deed: November 30, 1926.
Conveyed to U.S.A. 591-154.
estate. Green Mountain carriage
Triangular piece of 45 acres near the
Deed recorded: Dec. 10, 1926.
road crosses.
four preceding lots.
Hancock Registry 605-583.
LOT NO. 104.
Grantor: Vernon G. Wasgatt.
Grantor: Henry Clark.
Flying Mountain. 100 acres.
Date of deed: June 3, 1921.
Date of deed: March 19, 1917.
LOT NO. 125.
Grantors: William Draper Lewis,
Deed recorded: June 4, 1921.
Deed recorded: April 10, 1917.
Ten acres in Southwest Harbor, being
Charlton Yarnall.
Hancock Registry 559-519.
Hancock Registry 535-144.
the northeast half of the "Tinker
Deed dated: Nov. 27, 1917.
Conveyed to U.S.A. 635-174.
Lot" on the Salem Towne plan.
Deed recorded: May 7, 1918.
LOT NO. 118.
Grantor: Schuyler R. Clark.
Hancock Registry 540-241.
LOT NO. 111.
One-half acre on the southern end
Date of deed: November 30, 1926.
Conveyed to U.S.A. 627-38. 627-119.
Right of way from Jordan Pond to
of Lond Pond, being the western
Deed recorded: Dec. 10, 1926.
the west line of Thomas A. McIntire.
half of the Harmon Lot, SO called.
Hancock Registry 605-583.
LOT NO. 105.
Grantor: Thomas A. McIntire.
Grantor: Schuyler R. Clark.
Triangular lot containing 106 square
Date of deed: September 15, 1921.
Date of deed: December 11, 1923.
LOT NO. 126.
rods on the cast shore
Deed recorded: Sept. 22, 1921.
Deed recorded: Dec. 22, 1923.
Twelve acres on the western slope
of Great Pond.
Hancock County Registry 563-62.
Hancock Registry 583-448.
of the eastern peak of Western
Grantor: Schuyler R. Clark.
Mountain.
Deed recorded: Jan. 20, 1920.
LOT NO. 112.
LOT NO 119.
Grantor: Wild Gardens of Acadia.
Hancock Registry 550-332.
Undivided 1/4 of lot 44, Peter's Plan.
Fifty acres on the west shore of
Date of deed: March 30, 1927.
Consists of 40 acres lying between
Great Pond and north
Deed recorded: Mar. 30, 1927.
of Basin Brook.
Hancock Registry 608-439.
Holdings donated by
Tract: 123-20
Tract: 123-26
the Trustees after 1939
No. of Acres: 250
No. of Acres: 268
Location: Tremont
Location: Southwest Harbor
Desc: E shore of Seal Cove
All conveyed to the U.S.A.
Desc: SE shore of Long Pond,
Pond to W side of Bernard Mtn,
including Beech Mountain
Tract: 15-102
includes Little Notch and West
Deed Dated: 9/28/1956
No. of Acres: 5.5
Peak
Date Recorded: 3/16/1961
Location: Winter Harbor
Deed Dated: 9/24/1956
Desc: SW part of Frazer's Point
Date Recorded: 9/22/1959
Tract: 123-32
Deed Dated: 3/15/1939
No. of Acres: 0.5
Date Recorded: 3/16/1939
Tract: 123-28
Location: Southwest Harbor
No. of Acres: 0.5
Desc: Small lot on S end Long
Tract: 123-21
Location: Southwest Harbor
Pond, E of water pumping
No. of Acres: 279
Desc: SE shore of Long Pond
station, not right on the shore
Location: Southwest Harbor
Deed Dated: 9/24/1956
Deed Dated: 10/3/1956
Desc: SW of Long Pond; W
Date Recorded: 9/22/1959
Date Recorded: 9/22/1959
portion Mansell Mtn to E side
Bernard Mt and south
Tract: 123-33
Tract: 108-03
Deed Dated: 9/24/1956
No. of Acres: 0.25
No. of Acres: 15
Date Recorded: 12/18/1959
Location: Southwest Harbor
Location: Gouldsboro
HOUSE
Desc: Small lot on S end Long
JORDAN
POND
Desc: Sheep Porcupine Island
Tract: 118-17
Pond, E of water pumping
Deed Dated: 4/29/1960
No. of Acres: 20
station
Date Recorded: 7/13/1960
Location: Southwest Harbor
Deed Dated: 9/24/1956
Desc: W/SW shore of Long
Date Recorded: 12/18/1959
Tract: 123-27
Pond
No. of Acres: 0.5
Deed Dated: 9/24/1956
Tract: 123-22
Location: Southwest Harbor
Date Recorded: 9/22/1959
No. of Acres: 22
Desc: Small lot Along SE shore
POND
Location: Tremont
of Long Pond
Tract: 118-18
Desc: Southern slopes of
Deed Dated: 7/21/1960
No. of Acres: 30
Bernard Mt
Date Recorded: 12/22/1960
Location: Southwest Harbor
Deed Dated: 9/24/1956
Desc: W/SW shore of Long
Date Recorded: 12/18/1961
Tract: 123-30
Pond
No. of Acres: 2
Deed Dated: 9/24/1956
Tract: 123-23
Location: Southwest Harbor
BICYCLE ACCESS
Date Recorded: 9/22/1959
No. of Acres: 18
Desc: Small lot Along SE shore
Location: Southwest Harbor
of Long Pond
POND
Tract: 123-17
Desc: Southeastern slopes of
Deed Dated: 7/21/1960
No. of Acres: 25
Bernard Mt
Date Recorded: 12/22/1960
Location: Southwest Harbor
Deed Dated: 9/24/1956
Desc: E of Seal Cove Pond (but
Date Recorded: 12/18/1961
Tract: 15-112
not on shores) & S of Pine Hill
No. of Acres: 110
Deed Dated: 9/24/1956
Tract: 05-154
Location: Winter Harbor
Date Recorded: 9/22/1959
No. of Acres: 3
Desc: S end of Old Schoodic
Location: Southwest Harbor
Road
Tract: 123-19
Desc: Seawall; Eastern portion of
Deed Dated: 3/10/1978
No. of Acres: 14
Seawall Pond to tidal low water
Date Recorded: 6/27/1986
Location: Tremont
Deed Dated: 9/24/1956
Desc: E shore of Seal Cove
Date Recorded: 4/28/1964
Tract: 133-06
Pond; directly across from
No. of Acres: 2
unamed Island
Tract: 123-18
Location: Southwest Harbor
Deed Dated: 9/24/1956
No. of Acres: 219
Desc: South of Seawall on shore
Date Recorded: 9/22/1959
Location: Southwest Harbor
Deed Dated: 12/03/2015
Desc: W shore of Long Pond
Date Recorded: 3/29/2016
western slopes Mansell Mtn
Deed Dated: 9/28/1956
Date Recorded: 12/18/1959
direct reference is made to an associated map
enhanced, screened, and "clothed" the raw
Recommended Reading
which, had it been included, would have
new roads and bridges. One before-and-af-
greatly helped a casual reader make heads or
ter photo of Duck Brook Bridge shows what
tails of the list.
a difference her work made.
The Hancock County
But perhaps this is not a book for a casual
Brouse makes clear that one of Farrand's
Trustees of Public
reader-not sticking to chronology, the three
major gifts was her sensitivity to the subtle
Reservations:
essays speak to each other, each offering a bit
flow of the wild landscape: drawing on the
An Historical Sketch
of history, a bit of analysis, and a fair amount
nature of the background forest, Farrand
(2nd ed.)
of insight. However, for the devotee of either
would add similar trees and shrubs to a
By Samuel A. Eliot,
Acadia's or Woodlawn's history, it offers origi-
planting, varying the texture and group-
Ronald H. Epp, and
nal research and a truly important piece of
ings in such a way that the additions looked
Joshua Campbell
the story.
like they had naturally grown there. Yet if
Torrance
an undisturbed scene pleased her, she was
Photographs by Walter Smalling, Jr.
AIMEE BEAL CHURCH is the communi-
wise enough to leave it alone. Although Far-
The Hancock County Trustees of Public
cations director for Friends of Acadia.
rand and Rockefeller endeavored to create
Reservations, 2016. Paperback, 48 pages
distant vistas, they also turned the "camera"
The first edition of this slim volume was
The Public-Spirited
on their own work: they added plantings to
Beatrix Farrand of
frame, but not obscure, the bridges so that
published in 1939, just ten years after the
Mount Desert Island
the views of those granite wonders would be
Hancock County Trustees of Public Reser-
By Roxanne Brouse
graceful too.
vations (HCTPR) accepted a bequest that
Beatrix Farrand
The book contains surprises. Miller Gar-
was a first for the MDI-based land trust:
the "noble old Black Mansion" in Ellsworth.
Society Press, 2016.
dens, hidden on Otter Cliff Road, is still
Hardcover, 127 pages
growing plants for the public. I never knew
Wrote Samuel Eliot, son of Trustees founder
that it once was the nursery of William
Charles W. Eliot, "the bequest included the
This monograph, published in honor of the
and Charles Miller, who grew the trees and
house with its unique collection of old time
100th anniversary of Acadia National Park,
shrubs used for park landscaping. Surpris-
furnishings and pictures, the carriage house
details Beatrix Farrand's work in partner-
ing too is that Farrand worked to dress the
and its ancient vehicles, the well-kept gar-
ship with John D. Rockefeller Jr. on the
coping stones with vines and herbaceous
dens and grounds, the remarkable wood-
landscaping of the park's carriage roads
plants-yet now volunteers assiduously
lands accessible by roads built by Colonel
and bridges. For most of us, the carriage
"floss Mr. Rockefeller's teeth," leaving them
Black more than a century ago...
roads allow familiarity with remote parts
bare. A pleasant surprise was Brouse's in-
The Trustees have been amply celebrated
of Acadia; Roxanne Brouse's book allows us
clusion of snippets of Farrand's garden
in recent years for the organization's essential
glimpses into the close relationship between
writing, her voice so alive whether talking
role in the creation of Acadia National Park,
these two like-minded landscape sculptors.
about plant communities or groundcov-
and the 1939 edition traces its history up to
The book presents the warm and respect-
ers: "The island is a meeting ground for the
that point. But then what? With the transfer
ful correspondence between Farrand and
black spruces from the northern-muskeg
of HCTPR properties to the federal govern-
Rockefeller and includes many pages of
swamps, and the pitch pines from the sand
ment, did the world's second-oldest land
transcribed notes and facsimiles of some of
barrens to the south" and "Patches of lus-
trust and its storied members simply close
their letters. Brouse discusses in detail the
trous and pervasively flavored wintergreen
up shop?
way they shaped the landscape at specific
yield to tangled mats of Linnaeus's favorite
The answer is no, and the Black Estate,
sites and provides the 1911 Path Map for
twin-flower and long pale runners of par-
known as Woodlawn, is both the reason for
reference. Fortunately for native plant afi-
tridge-berry, with symmetrically paired and
and the subject of HCTPR executive direc-
cionados, she has included planting reports,
accurately spaced leaves, make prim sylvan
tor Joshua Torrance's contribution to this
a planting map, and a juicy plant list merci-
processions towards sheets of scarlet bunch-
second edition. Rather than simply picking
fully including scientific names.
berries."
up the history where Eliot left off, Torrance
Beatrix Farrand knew and loved Mount
The ultimate surprise: why "public-spir-
focuses on the controversy the estate bequest
Desert Island. She knew the terrain, the
ited"? Farrand was a volunteer! Although
stirred among HCTPR members and how it
soils, the flora, and where a particular plant
she invoiced Mr. Rockefeller regularly for
led them to question and ultimately re-direct
would grow best. It is hard to imagine now,
her work on park landscaping, the amount
their core mission.
but building the carriage road system was
charged was zero-she donated her time
Complementing these two histories is Dorr
quite controversial at the time. When you
and expertise. We are the fortunate benefi-
biographer Ronald Epp's fine essay on the
look at the scale of the road network and
ciaries of their commingled vision.
significance of the idea of land conservation
the size of some of the bridges, you realize
that the Trustees pioneered in early 20th-cen-
that this was a massive construction proj-
HELEN KOCH is a Master Gardener and
tury America. The book ends with a list of all
ect. Hence part of the value of Farrand's
has volunteered at the Wild Gardens of Aca-
properties donated by HCTPR to Acadia. In-
contribution: her efforts quickly softened,
dia since 2000.
Friends of Acadia Journal
Spring 2017
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Hancock County Trustees of Public Reservations Donates Land to Acadia National Park
May 13, 2016(https://woodlawnmuseum.com/hancock-county-trustees-public-reservations-donates-land-acadia-national-park/)
In February, the Hancock County Trustees of Public Reservations (Trustees) completed a transfer of a two-acre parcel of land to the Federal
government. The land transfer, located within the boundaries of Acadia National Park (ANP) realizes a mission envisioned by the Trustees well
over one hundred years ago.
The Trustees formed in 1901 by a group of concerned citizens in response to extensive lumbering and an increase in private land ownership in
Hancock County. The Trustees were very successful in preserving thousands of acres of land and in 1916 they donated their holdings to the
government which formed the core of Acadia National Park. Today, the work of the Trustees focuses on its role as the governing body for
Woodlawn in Ellsworth. Woodlawn was a bequest to the Trustees from George Nixon Black, Jr. in 1928. In accordance with his wishes, they
have maintained the 180-acre estate as a public park and his family home, known locally as the Black House as an historic house.
The land donated in February was the sole remaining land holding of the Trustee. According to ANP superintendent, Kevin Schneider, "This
donation of land, which lies within the legislated boundary of the park, is a wonderful way to celebrate not only the park's centennial, but the
legacy of Hancock County Trustees of Public Reservations in the history of Acadia National Park and land protection." The land is located
adjacent to the Sea Wall section of ANP in Southwest Harbor and was deeded to the Trustees in 1941 from John D. Rockefeller, Jr. This
summer, as part of the 2016 Acadia National Park Centennial the Trustees will formally celebrate the transfer of the land with a ceremony on
August 22. The event will replicate the one held in 1916 and all past Trustees and their descendants will be invited to attend the ceremony.
Also during the Acadia National Park Centennial year, the significant role played by the Trustees in the formation and establishment of the Park
will be acknowledged with an historical marker being placed atop Cadillac Mountain. An undated history of the Trustees will be released this
summer. The original pamphlet was published in 1939 and titled, The Hancock County Trustees of Public Reservations: An Historical Sketch
and a Record of the Holdings of the Trustees. The publication will be available in the Woodlawn Gift Shop and on line at woodlawnmusem.org.
The current president of the Trustees, Terry L. Carlisle shared their enthusiasm, "We are excited to continue the work of our predecessors
begun in 1901. Acadia National Park's centennial year presented the perfect opportunity for the Trustees to transfer its last property within the
boundaries of the park."
Woodlawn is an educational, cultural, and recreational treasure for the people of Downeast Maine. The main house is open for tours May 1 -
October 31 and December 1-23. The public park is open year round, sunrise to sunset. 19 Black House Drive (off of the Surry Road-Rt. 172),
Ellsworth, ME.
For further information, contact: Joshua Torrance, Executive Director (mailto:director@woodlawnmuseum.org), Woodlawn, 667-8671 or
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Trustees donate last
parcel to Acadia
ACADIA NAT'L PARK
-
tinue the work of our prede-
lawn in Ellsworth. Woodlawn
A century after beginning the
cessors begun in 1901. Acadia
was a bequest to the trustees
work of preserving land on
National Park's centennial year
from George Nixon Black Jr. in
Mount Desert Island, the Han-
presented the perfect opportu-
1928. In accordance with his
cock County Trustees for Pub-
nity for the trustees to trans-
wishes, they have maintained
lic Reservations have deeded
fer its last property within the
the 180-acre estate as a pub-
their last remaining holding to
boundaries of the park."
lic park and his family home,
the National Park Service.
This summer, as part of the
known locally as the Black
The 2-acre parcel, which
2016 Acadia National Park
House, as a historic house.
formally transferred to the
Centennial, the trustees will
Also during the Acadia Na-
government in February, is lo-
formally celebrate the transfer
tional Park Centennial year,
cated adjacent to the Seawall
of the land with a ceremony on
the significant role played by
section of the park in Manset.
Aug. 22. The event will repli-
the trustees in the formation
It was deeded to the trustees in
cate one held in 1916 when the
and establishment of the park
1941 by John D. Rockefeller Jr.
group's original holdings were
will be acknowledged with a
According to Acadia Su-
given to Lafayette National
historical marker being placed
perintendent Kevin Schnei-
Monument, which later be-
atop Cadillac Mountain.
der, "This donation of land,
came Acadia. All past trustees
An updated history of the
which lies within the legislat-
and their descendants will be
trustees will be released this
ed boundary of the park, is a
invited to attend the ceremony.
summer. The original pam-
wonderful way to celebrate not
The Hancock County Trust-
phlet was published in 1939
only the park's centennial, but
ees for Public Reservations was
and titled, "The Hancock
the legacy of Hancock County
formed in 1901 by a group of
County Trustees of Public
Trustees of Public Reserva-
concerned citizens in response
Reservations: An Historical
tions in the history of Acadia
to extensive lumbering and an
Sketch and a Record of the
National Park and land protec-
increase in private land owner-
Holdings of the Trustees." The
tion."
ship in Hancock County.
publication will be available in
Trustees President Terry L.
Today, the work of the
the Woodlawn Gift Shop and
Carlisle shared that enthusi-
group focuses on its role as
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Hi Josh,
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Thanks for responding so quickly. Just this morning I came upon what clearly is
an early six-draft of the narrative section of the 1939 historical sketch of
the Trustees. This too I can't recall seeing in your archive. It was attached to a
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publish a historical sketch. But unlike my Rockefeller Archive Center copy of
this letter, this one had what I believe to be Samuel A. Eliot's draft with
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occasional corrections and notations, lacking the detail of the later history but
also emphasizing the role of Rockefeller that was significantly downplayed in
the published history. Where did I get it? Smith College Archives. Edward
Kellogg Dunham Family Papers. (B31.F6) As with other materials, I can't copy
this for you because of copyright restrictions. You can secure a copy by
contacting Assistant Curator, Margaret Jessup
at 413-585-2985 or mjessup@email.smith.edu
See you next month.
Ron
Joshua Torrance wrote:
Hi Ron:
I am aware of a letter similar, if not, this letter. If you would bring a
copy with you in April, I would love to see it to confirm. And I would
also love to have the HCTPR meeting minutes.
We are very busy here, but that is nothing new.
Please stop in during your next visit.
Joshua
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From : Jack Russell
Mon, Aug 25, 2014 01:43 PM
Subject : Necessary Step To Become an Acadia Centennial Partner
To : Joshua Torrance , Joshua Torrance
8/25/2014
Friend Joshua,
As summer subsides, I write to encourage you to take the essential step through which you can make
the Hancock County Trustees of Public Reservations an Acadia Centennial Partner (ACP). All that is
necessary is that you state your plans for your distinct centennial program in a writing of 150-250
words. I have enjoyed our several conversations about what the HCTPR might do for 2016 and believe
you will develop a stellar program. But we do need a specific statement of your intent so that we can
move forward. Once that is in hand, I can assure you quick review and presumed acceptance by the
Acadia Centennial Task Force. As I believe you know, ANP itself, Friends of Acadia, the College of the
Atlantic, the Maine Coast Heritage Trust, the Schoodic Institute @ ANP, JAX, the MDI Bio Lab, the Abbe
Museum and many more worthy organizations in our region have already taken this step. I hope that
you will soon join them.
If you have any questions about the process or my request, please call me at 244-5394 or reply to this
message.
Onward!
Jack
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A Publication Proposal to the Trustees
The HCTPR celebrates 2014 as the 75th anniversary of its most commonly referenced publication, An
Historical Sketch and a Record of the Holdings of the Trustees by Rev. Samuel A. Eliot.
2004
The Dunham Papers at Smith College contain a 1931 proposal by Charles W. Eliot II for a more ambitious
HCTPR report than that the one under development by his father, S.A. Eliot, and completed in 1936.
Box 31,
f 6
In a concise eight pages, Eliot's narrative traced the origin and development of the Trustees over its first
three decades when it struggled to promote the novel idea of a land trust. A record of the derivation
(7pp)
and transfer of 129 Trustees holdings was included in Eliot's sketch, supplemented by a property map of
holdings-completed by his son-and transferred to the federal government; the identification of
officers and members was also included.
This new publication proposal is offered less than two years before the 2016 national celebrations of the
centennial of the National Park Service and the New England establishment in 1916 of the national
monument that became Acadia National Park. Over the past two years the Friends of Acadia has
brought together several dozen organizations known as Acadia Centennial Partners (ACP). Publication of
a second edition of the "Historical Sketch" in partnership with ACP would be highly desirable, especially
when one considers the marketing implications.
It is proposed that the Trustees consider a new paper edition of Eliot's publication, reproducing the
original in its entirety, recognizing that Rev. Eliot advised the Trustees that "the list of donors is
disappointing and inadequate." Nonetheless, it is the most reliable source available and should be
supplemented with the following items deemed worthy by the Trustees and Joshua Torrance:
1. An Introduction that will enlarge the historic scope of the Trustees as a conservation agent.
2.
A list and map of properties gifted to the federal government since 1936. Contrary to the
common belief that all properties were transferred in 1931, in August 1950 C.W. Eliot II
challenged the Trustees to resolve the disposition of "large tracts which presumably are
destined for eventual inclusion in the Park."
3.
Provide comparative analysis of the formative strategies used by the principle Trustees
acquisition agent, the first vice president.
4. Include archival Trustees photographs of the 1947 Dorr Memorial exercises and an account of
the role-and public statement-- of the Hon. John A. Peters Esq. in that commemorative
process.
5.
Delineate the role of the Trustees in expanding the geographic range of its holdings.
6. Clarify the role of John D. Rockefeller Jr. in supporting the transferal of Trustees property to the
federal government.
or
Identify the Trustees that have received memorials in Acadia National Park.
Whose doing this good work now
Design and printing services may well be arranged with The Ellsworth American The original 6 by 9 inch
booklet was 31 pages plus the property map; if all the aforementioned elements were included the
publication would run about 50 pages.
Ronald H. Epp, Ph.D. 532 Sassafras Dr., Lebanon, PA 17042
July 4, 2014
cc: Jack Perteins , 7/6/14
HCTPR Timeline: Property Acquisition History by Lot
Deads Recorded
1901-1910
1911 - 1920
1921-1930 1930
10,20,47,48,89,
1911
78,80,110,111,112,
1,6,16,17,46,71,72,
52,53,54,55
128
74,90,91,
63,87,
1912
38
39,76,88,118,
1913
119,120, 121,
2,3,4,45,70,85,
37,
1914
5,7,8a-c,9,13,14,15,18
34,40,65,
219,21,22,28,44,82
1915
23,27,28,56,57,58159, 42,43,86,124,
1916)60,61,62,95,96,
125,
35,36,79,97,98,99,
49,51,126,
917 103.113,114, 15, 116,
129,
117,
11
$ 1,30, 83, 84,
64,104,107,
50,92,128
(918)
33
67,73,75,93,94 106,
(919) 128,
12,24,25,26
32,41,66,69,100,10,
81,81,127,
1920 02,105,108,109,
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From : Ronald & Elizabeth Epp
Tue, Aug 26, 2014 04:17 PM
Subject : HCTPR
To : Joshua Torrance
Cc : Jack Russell
Dear Josh,
I hope you are faring well as we approach the dog days of summer.
The phone conversation we had several weeks ago clarified a few issues related to my editing a second edition of S.A. El;iot's Sketch of
the History of the HCTPR. As I mentioned at that time, I will be on MDI September 22-24 and I'd like to visit Woodlawn before I head
south again. Before I arrive could you locate in the trustee archives the map accompanying Charles W. Eliot II August 1950 essay on
"The Boundaries of Acadia National Park," I also believe you have a copy of his May 1971 "Notes on Acadia National Park: Working Draft
& Master Plan." Will you please let me know within the next two weeks if you have been able to locate these materials.
In the last few months have you made any progress in moving forward with the Park discussion of Tracks 103-66 and 107-01?
This fall I will set aside time to work on the revision of Eliot's historical sketch. It is important to me to keep abreast of centennial events,
especially those related to my involvement. I'm working most closely with David MacDonald, Aimee Beal Church, and Jack Russell at the
FOA as well as Emily Beck and Tim Garrity at the MDIHS.
It is clear to me that there is much to be accomplished in a short period of time to realize the goals of the Acadia Centennial Partner
participants. We have not talked in any detail about the Trustees commitment to the ACP mission.. But I want to reaffirm my most sincere
interest in being kept abreast of your engagement in the ACP process. Though I will spend quite extended time in Hancock County in
2016, I will for the time being provide collaborative assistance to you, the Trustees, and the ACP available to me from a distance. Are we
on the same page?
I've just returned from a five day sprint through northern Virginia, driving the Skyline drive through Shenandoah National Park, visiting the
residences and gardens of Thomas Jefferson and James Madison, and touring the Bull Run and Gettysburg battlefields. Now I'm ready
for the trip north to MDI.
Yours,
Ronald
From: "Joshua Torrance"
To: "Epp, Elizabeth"
Sent: Tuesday, June 3, 2014 2:36:46 PM
Subject: RE: HCTPR parcel remaining on MDI
Hi Ron:
I will touch base with the Park. The track in question is Track 103-66. There is another track that seems to have caused confusion over
the years, track 107-01. It now seems clear that it was indeed transferred, prior to 1939, but we may need to do another release deed
for it. Perhaps it limit further confusion, it might be best if I contact the Park about lands donations.
More later.
Thanks.
Joshua
Joshua Campbell Torrance
Executive Director
Woodlawn Museum, Gardens & Park
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From : Rebecca Cole-Will
Mon, Jun 02, 2014 04:14 PM
Subject : HCTPR parcel remaining on MDI
To : Ron Epp
Hi Ron,
I
finally had a chance to ask Emily, our lands specialist, about this parcel, which is located at Seawall, not Blackwoods Cmpg.
She doesn't know much, but here is quick history:
The parcel is part of lands owned by the Dolliver family. Land surrounding this lot was conveyed to the Navy by Mooney. The
Dolliver lot was specifically excluded from the land conveyence to the Navy.
In 1927, the Dolliver lot was subdivided. The northerly 1/3 of the lot (2 acres) eventually was conveyed to JDR, who then conveyed
to HCTPR in exchange for HCTPR lands near Sea Cliff.
The southerly 2/3 portion (4 acres) of the Dolliver lot eventually was also conveyed to JDR who then conveyed to NPS.
The chain of title appears to be in Book 681, tract 133-06.
As I understand it, NPS is working with Josh to donate it for the centennial. I think that may have been delayed by everyone's busy
schedules; Emily has been on maternity leave since Jan. but is now back.
Rebecca Cole-Will, Cultural Resources Program Manager Acadia National Park, 20 McFarland Hill Drive, PO Box 177, Bar Harbor,
ME 04609 ~207.288.8728 ph., 207.288.8709 fx.
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From : Ronald & Elizabeth Epp
Mon, Jul 28, 2014 09:00 PM
Subject : Re: author working on Dorr bio?
To : Jack Russell
Dear Jack,
Good to hear from you.
Glad for the introduction to David Evans, I'll email him.
I thought I'd give you a heads up on a conversation I had this morning with Josh Torrance. His Board gave a full endorsement
to the proposal I drafted for a second edition of Eliot's History of the Trustees. But as Josh and I sorted out a timetable,
he wanted to nail down a 2016 date for a public event signaling the completion of a final land transfer from the Trustees that
had laid dormant for several decades--its a confusing tale.
The issue is whether ACP has already put together a calendar for 2016. August is historically a very busy month and
Josh seems partial to August 22 when the Trustees signed incorporation documents. I jotted down a few other "anniversary"
events in close proximity:
July 8, 1916:
Sieur de Monts N.M. established at the hand of President W. Wilson.
August 5, 1944 Death of G.B. Dorr
August 13, 1901 Initial meeting of the Trustees in Seal Harbor
August 22, 191601 HCTPR Incorporation
August 22, 1916 Building of the Arts celebration of the establishment of Sieur de Monts N.M.
August 22,, 1926 Death of Charles W. Eliot
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August 26, 1916 Establishment of the N.P.S.
Aug: 25 1926 Harvard University Service for DrEliot.
I'm'creating a larger calendar for 1916 but I thought I'd run this by you. Josh spoke about wanting to invite political figures
at the State level early next year. I've contacted you to facilitate cooperation rather than
individual parties working in isolation
on their own agendas. I have not spoken about this to David Macdonald.
By the way, since you've informed me about how busy you'll be from mid-September to mid-October, it now looks
like I'll visit MDI between the 20th and 26th of September.
How is Acadian Passages coming along?
Best to you & Sandy,
Ronald
From: "Jack Russell"
To: "Ron Epp"
Cc: "David Evans"
Sent: Monday, July 28, 2014 3:45:07 PM
Subject: Fwd: author working on Dorr bio?
Friend Ron,
This is to introduce you to Dave Evans, a friend who comes here for extended summers.
Dave is a man of science who served at the MDI Bio Lab for many years. He is now
writing a robust history of that good institution and has kindly shared his work with me
as I grind along on Acadian Passages.
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From Joshua Torrance
Tue, Feb 02, 2016 05:34 PM
Sender : jtorrance1@hotmail.com
Subject RE: Ronald Epp
To : Ronald Epp
Hi Ron:
Happy New Year! I hope this message finds you happy and healthy.
Is there a time we can connect via phone regarding the book? I want to get as much worked completed on it now before the craziness
of the season takes hold.
The park has approved placing a historical monument to the Trustees on the Blue Hill overlook on Cadillac. It is not quite at the top of
the mountain but is otherwise an excellent location. Now we have to figure out what to say! I was wondering if you could draft the
text? I think you are the best person for the job. And I don't think it has to be more than four sentences long. I am working on vendors
to produce the plaque now. Your help would be most welcome.
Thanks in advance.
Best,
Joshua
Joshua Campbell Torrance
Executive Director
Woodlawn Museum, Gardens & Park
Ellsworth, ME 04605
207/667-8671
www.woodlawnmuseum.org
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 2015 19:07:41 +0000
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To: director@woodlawnmuseum.org
Subject: Re: Ronald Epp
Josh,
Thesis material received. Looking forward as well to the project. You mentioned an outfit that
you will use for digital printing. What was the name? Thought you said "Got Book."
After fifteen years of sweat and labor at Woodlawn is appears that many of your dreams are
being realized. Do you recall that my research and your arrival at Woodlawn began the same year!
As Jack Russell says, "Onward~!"
Ron
From: "Joshua Torrance"
To: "Ronald Epp"
Sent: Friday, November 20, 2015 10:52:49 AM
Subject: RE: Ronald Epp
Thanks for your time this morning Ron. I look forward to doing this project with you.
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Here is the text from my thesis.
Joshua Campbell Torrance
Executive Director
Woodlawn Museum, Gardens & Park
Ellsworth, ME 04605
207/667-8671
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From: director@woodlawnmuseum.org
To: eppster2@comcast.net
Subject: RE: Ronald Epp
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2015 15:30:54-0500
10 am is perfect. I look forward to connecting to you.
The attribute can read HCTPR Archives, Woodlawn Museum, Gardens & Park, Ellsworth, Maine.
A higher resolution image is attached.
Joshua Campbell Torrance
Executive Director
Woodlawn Museum, Gardens & Park
Ellsworth, ME 04605
207/667-8671
www.woodlawnmuseum.org
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2015 20:10:28 +0000
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To: director@woodlawnmuseum.org
Subject: Re: Ronald Epp
Dear Josh,
Good to hear from you!
Thanks for the images. Give some thought to how you would like the attribution to read. Do you want any reference to
the archives of the HCTPR? Or The Woodlawn Museum, Ellsworth, ME? Or courtesy of The Black House, Ellsworth, ME?
My preference is for number one, if you can make a higher resolution version.
I'll give you a call Friday morning about 10. If another time in the a.m. is better, send me an email. I've meetings after 2 p.m.
if early p.m. would be better.
Looking forward to it.
Ronald
From: "Joshua Torrance"
To: "Ronald Epp"
Sent: Wednesday, November 18, 2015 10:32:14 AM
Subject: RE: Ronald Epp
Hi Ron:
Sorry for the delayed response- I have had a very robust travel schedule these past few weeks.
Thank you for your message- I am glad the book project is coming to a conclusion. It is a remarkable project, and I so happy for you
that it is finally reaching the end. You of course my use the Dorr image. I have attached all of the images we have of that event. Let
me know which one you would most like and I can send a higher resolution version.
I thrilled you are still able to write the introduction to the next edition of the historical pamphlet. My task for later this week, pending
fires that may arise, is to scan all the text into a word document.
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I am free most the day this Friday, Nov. 20 if you would like to talk.
Best,
Joshua
Joshua Campbell Torrance
Executive Director
Woodlawn Museum, Gardens & Park
Ellsworth, ME 04605
207/667-8671
www.woodlawnmuseum.org
Date: Tue, 3 Nov 2015 19:12:57 +0000
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To: jtorrance1@hotmail.com
Subject: Ronald Epp
Dear Josh,
Please excuse my silence these last few weeks. I've been caught up in the final tasks of
publishing the Dorr biography which is still on track for an April 2016 pub date.
To that end, I write in part to ask if I might use the Woodlawn image of the Dorr Memorial
1947 dedication, where the memorial is flanked by the two park rangers? Would you email me
a scan of this image for inclusion in the Friends of Acadia publication?
On a related Acadia Centennial Partners issue, I now see a window of opportunity to complete
the Introduction to a second edition of the HCTPR "Historical Sketch " I've done
the
necessary research and will be drafting the narrative over the holidays. It would be a good
idea to chat on the phone about related matters. More about that later.
All the Best,
Ronald H. Epp, Ph.D.
532 Sassafras Dr.
Lebanon, PA 17042
717-272-0801
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From : Joshua Torrance
Fri, Nov 18, 2016 04:50 PM
Sender : Joshua Torrance
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Subject : 4th Draft of HCTPR book
To : Walter Smalling , Ronald Epp
Hi Walter and Ron:
Thank you both for your contributions and edits to these drafts! They have made a great difference. And thank you Walter for reworking the preface- it is much stronger!
The fourth draft is attached. Please again review. I have had our team proof it. I think it is in pretty good shape, but it never hurts to look again.
My goal is to send it to the printer mid-day on Monday. Fingers crossed.
Thanks again! This is a great project to complete!
Best,
Joshua
NOTE: The PDF is not is "spread" format in the hopes that it will make it easier to read and/or print.
Joshua Campbell Torrance
Executive Director
Woodlawn Museum, Gardens & Park
Ellsworth, ME 04605
207/667-8671
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Hancock County Trustees of Public Reservations An historical Sketch 2nd ed 2016 R Epp & J Torrance
| Page | Type | Title | Date | Source | Other notes |
| 2-4 | Book Excerpt | Cover and Preface | 2016 | The Hancock Country Trustees of Public Reservations: An Historical Sketch, 2nd Edition | - |
| 5-9 | Book Excerpt | A Brief Record of the Origin and Activities of the Hancock County Trustees of Public Reservations: Samuel A. Eliot | 09/10/1936 | The Hancock Country Trustees of Public Reservations: An Historical Sketch, 2nd Edition | - |
| 10-15 | Book Excerpt | The Triumphant March of An Idea: Ronald Epp | 2016 | The Hancock Country Trustees of Public Reservations: An Historical Sketch, 2nd Edition | - |
| 16-19 | Book Excerpt | Beyond Acadia: The Trustees role at Woodlawn: Joshua Campbell Torrance | 2016 | The Hancock Country Trustees of Public Reservations: An Historical Sketch, 2nd Edition | - |
| 20-27 | Book Excerpt | A Record of the Derivation and Transfer of the Holdings of the Trustees (to 1939) | 2016 | The Hancock Country Trustees of Public Reservations: An Historical Sketch, 2nd Edition | - |
| 28-29 | Book Excerpt | Holdings Donated by the Trustees after 1939 | 2016 | The Hancock Country Trustees of Public Reservations: An Historical Sketch, 2nd Edition | - |
| 30 | Journal Article | Recommended Reading | Spring 2017 | Friends of Acadia Journal | - |
| 31 | News Release | Hancock County Trustees of Public Reservations Donates Land to Acadia National Park | May 13th, 2016 | woodlawnmuseum.com | - |
| 32 | Newspaper Article | Trustees Donate last parcel to Acadia | 05/19/2016 | Mount Desert Islander | - |
| 33 | Email from Ronald Epp to Joshua Torrance: HCTPR & Mr. Rockefeller | 03/19/2008 | Ronald Epp | - | |
| 34 | Email from Jack Russell to Joshua Torrance | 08/25/2014 | Joshua Torrance | - | |
| 35 | Proposal | A Publication Proposal to the Trustees | 07/04/2014 | Ronald Epp | Annotated by Ronald Epp |
| 36 | Notes | HCTPR Timeline: Property Acquisition History by Lot | 09/05/2005 | Ronald Epp | Cut off at 1930; possible that the physical copy contains a longer timeline than the scan |
| 37 | Email from Ronald Epp to Joshua Torrance: HCTPR | 08/26/2014 | Ronald Epp | - | |
| 38 | Email from Rebecca Cole-WIll to Ronald Epp: HCTPR parcel remaining on MDI | 06/02/2014 | Ronald Epp | - | |
| 39 | Email from Ronald Epp to Jack Russell: Re: author working on Dorr bio? | 07/28/2014 | Ronald Epp | Annotated by Ronald Epp | |
| 40-42 | Emails from Joshua Torrance to Ronald Epp: RE: Ronald Epp | 11/3/2015 - 2/2/2016 | Ronald Epp | - | |
| 43 | Email from Joshua Torrance to Ronald Epp: 4th Draft of HCTPR Book | 11/18/2016 | Ronald Epp | - |
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